9/3 Spider crab, BC heat and smoke, Trump's climate report, holistic forest management, Green Cove bridge, BC composter, democracy watch

 Japanese spider crab

 

Japanese spider crab Macrocheira kaempferi
The Japanese giant spider crab is a species of marine crab and is the largest crab found in the waters around Japan. At around 3.75 meters, it has the largest leg-span of any arthropod. The Japanese name for this species is taka-ashi-gani, literally translating to "tall-legged crab". (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Local voices: poetry and film in North Sound Film Festival / North Haven tiny home village officially opens

More heat and smoke in the forecast for B.C. as temperature records tumble
Heat warnings issued for North Coast, Fraser Canyon, part of Boundary region, North and South Thompson regions. (Canadian Press) 

Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report
More than 85 American and international scientists have condemned a Trump administration report that calls the threat of climate change overblown, saying the analysis is riddled with errors, misrepresentations and cherry-picked data to fit the president’s political agenda. Lisa Friedman and Sachi Kitajima Mulkey report. (NY Times) 

Vashon Island author argues for more holistic forest management approach
Ecological forestry is an approach to resource management that is gaining momentum in the Northwest. Unlike industrial forestry, it doesn’t primarily focus on maximizing returns for investors. Instead, it looks to provide benefits for multiple stakeholders and manages for long-term sustainability. Bellamy Pailthorp reports. (KNKX) 

New Green Cove bridge opens passage for cars and fish
U.S. Rep. Marilyn Strickland joined Thurston County officials last week to celebrate the opening of a new bridge on Country Club Road over Green Cove Creek in unincorporated Thurston County. (Olympian) 

B.C. composter with polluting history shuttered amid financial woes
A polluting B.C. organics company with outstanding environmental violations has shuttered its doors amid a court-ordered receivership against the company, its affiliates and its owner. Fraser Valley Renewables owner Matthew Malkin, and affiliate companies Fraser Valley Agri Waste, Huntingdon Agricultural, and an associated numbered company, are in receivership following a court order citing debts in excess of $16 million owed to the Bank of Nova Scotia. Jon Hernandez reports. (CBC) 

Democracy Watch

• Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang members, court rules (AP) 
• Trump administration blocks groups from voter registration at naturalization events (NPR) 
• Federal Appeals Court Reinstates an F.T.C. Commissioner Fired by Trump (NY Times) 
• Grand jurors refuse to indict 2 accused of threatening Trump (AP)
• Trump says he's set to order federal intervention in Chicago and Baltimore (AP) 

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  220 AM PDT Wed Sep 3 2025    
TODAY  W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt this afternoon.  Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at  12 seconds. Patchy dense fog this morning.  
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft  at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.

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