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Creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping jenny is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family Primulaceae.
Its common names include moneywort, creeping jenny, herb twopence and
twopenny grass. (Wikipedia) With some plants there is a fine line
between friend and foe and lots of ground covers, by their very nature,
fall into this category. Useful plants that will cover banks or
unsightly, “tricky” areas can be prone to rapidly colonizing areas too,
smothering everything in its path. (Gardenista)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Trail development continues on Stewart Mountain
Cleaning up toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in Washington isn’t easy
They get the nickname for a reason: PFAS, manmade chemicals linked to
health concerns, don‘t break down easily. But limiting their use is
complicated. Connor Zamora reports. (CascadePBS)
Port Angeles wants full site cleanup
The Port Angeles City Council is in favor of a complete, timely cleanup
of the Rayonier Mill site. The council voted 5-0 to direct staff to
write to the state Department of Ecology following a special meeting
Tuesday night. “What is happening is unconscionable,” Deputy Mayor
Navarra Carr said. “It’s been my whole lifetime that this project has
been going on, and it will be another lifetime.” Emily Hanson reports. (Peninsula Daily News)
‘The Town Will Fail if This Carries On’
Tofino’s council wanted to regulate short-term rentals. But then the pushback started. Nora O’Malley reports. (The Tyee)
AI Observers Hit the High Sea
New AI analysis systems can count fish and identify species. Could they
be key to making fisheries safer and less destructive? Sarah Tory
reports. (bioGraphic)
Trump administration cancels loan guarantee for green energy project
The Trump administration on Wednesday canceled a $4.9 billion federal
loan guarantee for a new high-voltage transmission line for delivering
solar and wind-generated electricity from the Midwest to the eastern
U.S., but the company indicated that project would go forward anyway.
John Hanna reports. (Associated Press)
More on Ocean spray
Wendy Scherrer writes regarding yesterday's plant feature: Ethnobotany:
Ocean Spray (or Ironwood) is what the Lummi/Coast Salish folks make
skewers to cook salmon over a fire pit or BBQ. "Noted for the strength
of its wood, it was often used for making spears, arrows, bows,
harpoons, nails and digging sticks. The wood was often hardened with
fire and was then polished using horsetail. It was also used to make
cooking tools, because won’t burn easily. According to The Jamestown
S’Klallam Story, “Women favored ironwood for the digging stick they
used. The stick needed a sharp point, gentle curve and a good grip. Most
were three to six feet long, with a curved shaft and fire-hardened
pointed end. This tool was essential for digging butter clams, horse
clams, cockles off the beach, the roots of ferns, wild carrots, wild
onions, or the bulbs of camas and tiger lilies.”
Democracy Watch
- Court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional (AP)
- Supreme Court allows Trump to fire 3 Democrats on consumer safety panel (NPR)
- Trump’s AI Action Plan removes ‘red tape’ for AI developers and data centers, punishes states that act alone (Washington State Standard)
- ICE moves to shackle some 180,000 immigrants with GPS ankle monitors (Washington Post)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 223 AM PDT Thu Jul 24 2025
TODAY W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds. Widespread dense fog early this morning, then patchy dense fog late this morning.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
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