8/29 Blackberry, firefighter arrests, burnt forest streams, BC Indigenous rights, rat poison, democracy watch, week in review

 Himalayan blackberry

Himalayan blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Stems, commonly called canes, can reach up to 20 to 40 feet and can root at their tips when they touch the ground. Canes have hooked, sharp prickles, also called thorns, with thick bases. Stems green to reddish to purplish-red, strongly angled, and woody. They made dense thickets that are impassable and sprawl over the surrounding vegetation. (Noxious Weed Control Board)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Art by NW: Eduardo Fausti’s prints reflect the energy of Orcas Island

2 firefighters arrested by Border Patrol at Washington’s Bear Gulch Fire
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested two firefighters working on the Bear Gulch Fire on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula on Wednesday, accusing them of being in the U.S. illegally. Neither federal nor state officials have publicly named the men. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez reports. (KUOW) 

Scientists find surprises under surface of burned forest streams 5 years after Oregon’s Labor Day fires
A study of 30 streams in the aftermath of the extreme wildfire event is challenging the notion that wildfire harms aquatic wildlife. Yes Burns reports. (OPB) 

How these 4 nations in B.C. advanced Indigenous rights and title through the courts
Cases top of mind as Cowichan title rights receive push back, feds move ahead with fast-tracking projects. Santana Dreaver reports. (CBC) 

Stillaguamish Tribe warns rat poison is killing eagles 
Commonly used rat poisoning is showing up in dead eagles, concerning wildlife biologists of the effects of the chemicals in local food chains. Eliza Aronson reports. (Everett Herald) 

Democracy Watch

• Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid Congress OK’d, using maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago (Associated Press) 
• Trump suggests more US cities need National Guard but crime stats tell a different story (AP) 

Salish Sea News Week in Review 8/29/25: Labor Day!, heat record, Fraser sockeye, RI wind farm, 'legacy forests,' Carriger Solar, 'Roadless Rule' revision, PFAS rule revision, green crab. 

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Here's your weekend tug weather— 
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  201 AM PDT Fri Aug 29 2025    
TODAY  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Widespread  dense fog early this morning, then patchy dense fog late this  morning.  
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less.  
SAT  W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less.  
SAT NIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave  Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds.  
SUN  W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.  Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 11 seconds.

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