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Golden Dirona [Samantha Claver]
Golden Dirona Dirona pellucida
Golden dironas live in the intertidal zones of the oceans, to depths of
60 meters. They can be found in tides from North Sound, Alaska to Puget
Sound, Northern Washington, across the Bering Sea until the eastern seas
of Japan, Korea and Russia. (Vic High Marine)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Big money to come for free preschool
10 biggest environmental stories of 2025
In February, Columbia Insight reported on ways the Forest Service is
manipulating the threat of wildfires to meet logging targets. In July,
the USDA announced a plan to move the Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest
Region Headquarters from Portland to Fort Collins, Colo. July brought
confirmation of a mating pair of spotted owls in the Okanogan-Wenatchee
National Forest. Big news, no doubt, but each item was edged out by 10
others on our annual list of the year’s top environmental stories. Chuck
Thompson curates. (Columbia Insight)
Why Are Loons Still Dying from Lead Poisoning
In the United States, efforts to save a beloved species face pushback
from a surprising foe: gun rights advocates. Krista Langlois reports. (bioGraphic)
Secretary of the Navy sinks plan for new frigates at Naval Station Everett
A plan to house a dozen guided missile frigates promised for Naval
Station Everett is dead after Secretary of the Navy John Phelan scrapped
a contract to build the Constellation class ships. Phelan announced on
social media and in a statement back on Nov 25, that he wanted to
reshape “how the Navy builds and fields its fleet.” Plans to house the
12 Constellation class vessels appeared to still be on track as late as
October 2024.Randy Diamond reports. (Everett Herald)
The Sky Is Falling; How Does That Feel?
Climate change is creating a new form of grief. Here’s how people are dealing with it. Steven Closon reports. (The Front)
Democracy Watch
- Federal judge says Trump administration must restore disaster money to Democratic states (AP)
- Trump administration to garnish wages for defaulted student loans (Washington State Standard)
Salish Sea News Week in Review 12/26/25: Kwanzaa! baby bull kelp, gray wolf ESA, PFAS, Snohomish rezone, BP pipeline spill, Roadless rule recission.
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 305 PM PST Thu Dec 25 2025
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
FRI NIGHT NW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT N wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to E in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT NIGHT E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 3 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds.
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