10/21 Raven, GasLink protesters, Skamania Hatchery, Klamath salmon, democracy watch

 

Raven 

Common Raven Corvus corax
The intriguing Common Raven has accompanied people around the Northern Hemisphere for centuries, following their wagons, sleds, sleighs, and hunting parties in hopes of a quick meal. Ravens are among the smartest of all birds, gaining a reputation for solving ever more complicated problems invented by ever more creative scientists. These big, sooty birds thrive among humans and in the back of beyond, stretching across the sky on easy, flowing wingbeats and filling the empty spaces with an echoing croak. (All About Birds]

Today's top story in Salish Current: Despite the rain, this is what democracy looks like / Remembering history as a path to healing, reconciliation, welcoming

Supporters Cheer After Indigenous Land Defenders Avoid Jail 
Judge rejects the prosecutors’ call for more jail time for protesters arrested at a Coastal GasLink pipeline work site. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. (The Tyee) 

Washington will close hatchery that produces thousands of steelhead
There will soon be fewer steelhead released into Washington’s waters due to the impending closure of Skamania Hatchery.  Located in Washougal, the hatchery produces summer and winter steelhead that are released into southwest Washington rivers for recreational fishing. Emily Fitzgerald reports. (Washington State Standard) 

Salmon clear last Klamath dams, reaching Williamson and Sprague rivers 
Just a year after four dams were removed, fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin in Southern Oregon. Jes Burns and Cassandra Profita report. (OBP) 

Democracy Watch

• ICE agents hold teens at gunpoint at Oregon coffee shop (OregonLive) 
• Trump directs demolition on part of White House for ballroom despite lacking construction approval (AP) 
• US appeals court says Trump can take command of Oregon troops though deployment blocked for now (AP)

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Here's your tug weather— West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  234 PM PDT Mon Oct 20 2025    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT   TUE  S wind around 5 kt, backing to E in the afternoon. Seas  6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 17 seconds. A chance of rain in  the morning.  
TUE NIGHT  E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to  5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4 seconds and W  9 ft at 15 seconds.

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