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Wolf Spider Lycosidae
These larger, speedy hunters are known for pouncing on prey as they find it or even chasing down prey for short distances. Wolf Spiders mostly live and hunt alone, and they don’t spin webs. The Wolf Spider’s favorite hunting grounds include wooded areas, coastal forests, alpine meadows, suburban gardens, shrublands, and homes. Though they do not climb very well, they do run very fast. They prey on insects that are walking or resting on the ground. During the warmer summer months, the Wolf Spider will try to escape the hot weather and move inside homes or structures where they can find dark places and cool temperatures. (Eastside Exterminators)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Friday Harbor scientists research eelgrass ‘superpowers’
Two WA oil refineries fined over $1.3M each for mishandling of sludge and acid waste
Two oil refinery operators in northwest Washington, HF Sinclair and
Tesoro, have been hit with fines for improper management of oily sludge
and acid waste at their facilities. Washington’s Department of Ecology
said Tuesday that HF Sinclair would be penalized $1,303,000 and Tesoro
$1,397,000 for violations of dangerous waste laws. Both companies run
refineries located in Anacortes. Emily Fitzgerald reports. (Washington State Standard) Also: State penalizes Anacortes refineries for dangerous waste violations (Skagit Valley Herald)
Another B.C. fault can produce megathrust earthquakes
Confirming the megathrust fault line off Haida Gwaii offers a path to
improve tsunami modelling in a zone that has produced Canada's two
largest recorded earthquakes. Stefan Labbé reports. (Times Colonist)
Court ruling could lead to more gray wolf protections in eastern Oregon, Washington
Nothing changes for now, but a federal judge has asked the US Fish and
Wildlife Service to look more carefully at a decision to deny the animal
Endangered Species Act protections. Courtney Sherwoods reports. (OPB)
In Hawaii, new tourism tax aims to offset costs of climate change
A new “green fee,” proposed by Gov. Josh Green and passed through
the legislature on May 2, is now the first of its kind in the country.
It aims to raise some $100 million each year by marginally hiking
tourism levies from 10.25% to 11%, costing Hawaii’s 10 million annual
tourists an average of $2 per day. And unlike most tourism taxes, which
fund such infrastructure as roads and public transportation, the revenue
raised through the green fee will go exclusively to environmental
projects, be they beach and coral reef restoration efforts or the
removal of fire-prone grasses. Gordy Megroz reports. (Bloomberg)
Democracy Watch
- RFK Jr. cancels $500M in funding for mRNA vaccine development (AP)
- US Voting Rights Act faces a murky future on its 60th anniversary (AP)
- Voice of America director says Trump officials are illegally ousting him (NPR)
- Crucial exemption allows majority of Canadian and Mexican goods to be shipped to US without tariffs (AP)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 240 AM PDT Wed Aug 6 2025
TODAY SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms early this morning, then a chance of rain late this morning. A chance of showers this afternoon.
TONIGHT W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
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