Chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums Asteraceae
Chrysanthemums, sometimes abbreviated to 'mums' or 'chrysanths', are perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Asteraceae
that bloom in the autumn. They are native to East Asia and northeastern
Europe. Most species originate from East Asia, and the center of
diversity is in China. (Wikipedia)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Child care, housing costs hamper business recruitment
WA sues EPA over canceled $7 billion solar program
Washington is among the states suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for ending a $7 billion program intended to help low-income and disadvantaged households install solar power. The program was created in 2022 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, and Washington state was awarded $156 million in April 2024. However, after President Donald Trump took office the grants were thrust into limbo and the program was terminated in August. Amanda Zhou reports. (Seattle Times)
Washington is among the states suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for ending a $7 billion program intended to help low-income and disadvantaged households install solar power. The program was created in 2022 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, and Washington state was awarded $156 million in April 2024. However, after President Donald Trump took office the grants were thrust into limbo and the program was terminated in August. Amanda Zhou reports. (Seattle Times)
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe celebrates huge rebound of Baker River sockeye
Nearly 92,000 sockeye salmon returned to the Baker River this year. That’s a historic milestone for nearby tribes, state wildlife officials and the hydroelectric utility that caused the decline — and helped bring the fish back. Scott Schuyler, the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe’s policy representative for cultural natural resources, has been watching the fish run for more than 40 years. Bellamy Pailthorp reports. (KNKX)
Ferruginous hawks are changing the plans for a massive wind farm near the Tri-Cities. Here’s why
Ferruginous hawk habitat is on hillsides, cliffs, rock outcroppings and in trees — near the Horse Heaven Clean Energy Center’s planned site. That’s changing where developers can build parts of the wind, solar and battery project. The Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, or EFSEC, unanimously passed a resolution in a meeting on Wednesday to strike dozens of planned wind turbines from the massive project planned outside the Tri-Cities. Courtney Platt reports. (NW Public Broadcasting)
Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company?
Global instability is creating a rush for critical minerals, which are useful for green energy. And the military. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. (The Tyee)
'We are the land,' Sleydo' tells B.C. court at Wet'suwet'wen blockade sentencing
A Wet’suwet’en leader convicted after blocking work on the Coastal GasLink pipeline addressed a B.C. Supreme Court at the end of sentencing arguments on Thursday, telling the judge her land "has never been ceded or surrendered." "We are more than just our songs and dances. Our ancestors said, we are the land, and the land is us. Our laws flow from the land, we are nothing without it,” said Sleydo' at the end of the hearing. dzi'u Loverin reports. (CBC)
Nearly 92,000 sockeye salmon returned to the Baker River this year. That’s a historic milestone for nearby tribes, state wildlife officials and the hydroelectric utility that caused the decline — and helped bring the fish back. Scott Schuyler, the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe’s policy representative for cultural natural resources, has been watching the fish run for more than 40 years. Bellamy Pailthorp reports. (KNKX)
Ferruginous hawks are changing the plans for a massive wind farm near the Tri-Cities. Here’s why
Ferruginous hawk habitat is on hillsides, cliffs, rock outcroppings and in trees — near the Horse Heaven Clean Energy Center’s planned site. That’s changing where developers can build parts of the wind, solar and battery project. The Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, or EFSEC, unanimously passed a resolution in a meeting on Wednesday to strike dozens of planned wind turbines from the massive project planned outside the Tri-Cities. Courtney Platt reports. (NW Public Broadcasting)
Why Is the US War Department Buying into a BC Mining Company?
Global instability is creating a rush for critical minerals, which are useful for green energy. And the military. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. (The Tyee)
'We are the land,' Sleydo' tells B.C. court at Wet'suwet'wen blockade sentencing
A Wet’suwet’en leader convicted after blocking work on the Coastal GasLink pipeline addressed a B.C. Supreme Court at the end of sentencing arguments on Thursday, telling the judge her land "has never been ceded or surrendered." "We are more than just our songs and dances. Our ancestors said, we are the land, and the land is us. Our laws flow from the land, we are nothing without it,” said Sleydo' at the end of the hearing. dzi'u Loverin reports. (CBC)
80 hectares of land returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation
The federal government has returned nearly 80 hectares of land to the Snuneymuxw First Nation, which it hopes to develop with housing and commercial spaces. The land transfer, announced Thursday, involves three federal parcels of land in the City of Nanaimo, often referred to as the Department of National Defence lands. Roxanne Egan-Elliott reports. (Times Colonist)
The federal government has returned nearly 80 hectares of land to the Snuneymuxw First Nation, which it hopes to develop with housing and commercial spaces. The land transfer, announced Thursday, involves three federal parcels of land in the City of Nanaimo, often referred to as the Department of National Defence lands. Roxanne Egan-Elliott reports. (Times Colonist)
The Glamp Divide: Can luxury and wilderness co-exist?
After a controversy in the Columbia River Gorge, the luxe camping alternative is under scrutiny. Erica Browne Grivas reports. (Columbia Insight)
Democracy Watch
- How FEMA Is Forcing Disaster-Struck Towns to Fend for Themselves (NY Times)
- Penn, USC reject Trump’s Rowan-backed college funding deal (Bloomberg)
- Big Tech is paying millions to train teachers on AI, in a push to bring chatbots into classrooms (AP)
- ‘No Kings’ protests return as Trump ramps up authoritarian practices, organizers say (AP)
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Salish Sea News Week in Review 10/17/25:
Mulligan Friday, Marine Mammal Protection Act, opening AK lands, SRKW
decline, BC mushroom toilets, sea star recovery, Columbia Basin salmon,
wildfire sperm count, monitoring orcas.
Here's your weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 241 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 18 seconds.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 16 seconds. Rain after midnight.
SAT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
SAT NIGHT S wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
SUN W wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Showers.
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 241 AM PDT Fri Oct 17 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds and W 5 ft at 18 seconds.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 16 seconds. Rain after midnight.
SAT SE wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
SAT NIGHT S wind 25 to 30 kt, veering to SW after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
SUN W wind 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 15 seconds. Showers.
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