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| Red-breasted Sapsucker [Grace Oliver] |
Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
The Red-breasted Sapsucker cuts a dramatic profile with its brilliant
scarlet head and dapper checkerboard pattern on the back. Sapsuckers are
named for their habit of drilling rows of shallow wells in shrubs and
trees, and then lapping up the sap with their brush-tipped tongues.
Sapsuckers are important members of their ecosystems, because many
species of insects, birds, and mammals use the sapwells to supplement
their own diets. (All About Birds)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Environmental nonprofit aims to recoup after funding cut
One year after the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion, why isn't it full?
The Canadian oilpatch has a brand-new pipeline, something it's pleaded
for year after year, and it offers a relatively quick route to the West
Coast and overseas markets. But a year in, the newly expanded Trans
Mountain Pipeline still isn't running at full capacity — though the CEO
of the Crown corporation says he doesn't think it's a problem. Paula
Duhatschek reports. (CBC)
WA lawmakers approve $1.1B for salmon habitat restoration
The state Legislature approved an additional $1.1 billion for
court-ordered Department of Transportation culvert replacement projects,
bringing the program’s roughly two-decade total to $5.2 billion. At
least for now. Gov. Bob Ferguson still has until May 20 to review and
veto items in the budget. Mike Reicher reports. (Seattle Times)
WA farmers reckon with Trump’s immigration policies
On his Skagit Valley dairy farm bordering tulip and daffodil fields,
Jason Vander Kooy called President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown a
touchy subject. While Vander Kooy supports deporting immigrants who
have committed crimes, he’d like to see workers with a clean record
given a path to staying legally in the U.S. Nina Shapiro reports. (Seattle Times)
Here's how the 15th Red Dress Day is being marked in B.C.
Monday marks 15 years of Indigenous people and their allies gathering,
marching and holding ceremony for the hundreds of Indigenous women and
girls who are missing or have been murdered in Canada. The national day
of awareness and remembrance, known as Red Dress Day, was inspired by
Métis artist Jaime Black after she created the REDress project — an art
installation of red dresses hanging in public spaces that serve as a
visual reminder of the Indigenous women and girls who are no longer with
us. Santana Dreaver reports. (CBC)
B.C. company wants to open $300M made-in-Canada sand mine to fuel anticipated fracking, LNG boom
A B.C.-based company wants to open a sand mine north of Prince George to
provide a made-in-Canada solution to an anticipated boost in liquefied
natural gas production. Vitero Minerals' proposed silica sand mine,
about 60 kilometres north of the city, near Bear Lake, would produce
sand used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to prop open the
fractures that are created during crude oil and natural gas extraction.
Andrew Kurjata reports. (CBC)
West Bay site of proposed housing complex needs environmental cleanup, state says
A West Bay site in Olympia, which is planned to be the future home of a
mixed-use development called West Bay Yards, needs more environmental
cleanup, the state Department of Ecology has announced. The site off
West Bay Drive was once the site of Hardel Mutual Plywood, which
operated there from 1951 to 1996. The wood milling activities released
hazardous substances into the environment, according to Ecology. Rolf
Boone reports. (The Olympian)
Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm
A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked a White House executive
order targeting an elite law firm, dealing a setback to President Donald
Trump’s campaign of retribution against the legal profession. U.S.
District Beryl Howell said the executive order against the firm of
Perkins Coie amounted to “unconstitutional retaliation” as she ordered
that it be nullified and that the Trump administration halt any
enforcement of it. Eric Tucker reports. (Associated Press)
Student Debt Collections Restart on May 5. Here’s What to Know.
More than five million borrowers are in default, and millions of others
are projected to be on the precipice. Tara Siegel Bernard reports. (NY Times)
Democracy Watch
- Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn't know if he backs due process rights (Associated Press)
- Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination (NY Times)
- Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems (Associated Press)
- Sweeping cuts hit NEA after Trump administration calls to eliminate the agency (NPR)
- Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm (Associated Press)
- Medical journals hit with threatening letters from Justice Department (NPR)
- Trump asks Congress to cut $163B in non-defense spending, ax dozens of programs (Washington State Standard)
- Trump budget puts clean-energy spending in crosshairs (Washington State Standard)
- Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health (NY Times)
- Democratic senators press Trump administration on how it will protect endangered species (Associated Press)
- Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump (NY Times)
- Trump’s HUD retreats from long-standing housing protections for transgender people (Associated Press)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 244 AM PDT Mon May 5 2025
TODAY E wind around 5 kt, backing to NE around 5 kt early this afternoon, backing to NW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
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