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Dunlin Calidris alpina
The dunlin is a small wader in the genus Calidris. The English name is a dialect form of "dunling", first recorded in 1531–1532. It derives from dun, "dull brown", with the suffix -ling, meaning a person or thing with the given quality. It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. (Wikipedia)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Growing Good in Skagit County
$4B Seattle City Light hydropower deal gets Mayor Wilson’s signature
Mayor Katie Wilson signed a historic $4 billion agreement Tuesday, marking a turning point in Seattle’s hydropower operations on the Skagit River. It lays out a road map over the next half-century, including investments in salmon passage, habitat and cultural resources. Isabella Breda reports. (Seattle Times)
Mayor Katie Wilson signed a historic $4 billion agreement Tuesday, marking a turning point in Seattle’s hydropower operations on the Skagit River. It lays out a road map over the next half-century, including investments in salmon passage, habitat and cultural resources. Isabella Breda reports. (Seattle Times)
What do Chinook salmon eat? BC anglers and scientists map the Salish Sea food chain
The Adult Salmon Diet Program, led by UVic biologist and Liber Ero Chair for Fisheries Research Francis Juanes and PSF biologist Will Duguid, is a citizen science initiative that analyzes the stomach contents of adult Chinook salmon caught by recreational anglers. Since 2017, more than 250 recreational anglers have submitted the guts of their catches and researchers have analyzed more than 7,000 salmon stomachs to date. Nicole Crozier reports. (University of Victoria News)
Feds officially cancel conservation rule for public lands
The United States Bureau of Land Management on Monday formally cancelled the so-called “Public Land Rule,” which required the agency to consider conservation and development equally in land-use decisions for millions of acres across the West. The Biden-era rule provided guidance for ensuring conservation received due consideration along with mining, timber, grazing, recreation or other uses on public lands. Patrick Lohmann reports.(Washington State Standard)
Highway 20 over North Cascades expected to remain closed until July
The extended seasonal closure comes as crews work to clean up winter storm damage. Crews have begun work to stabilize a slope and clear debris from a rockslide at milepost 131 near Diablo Lake. (Skagit Valley Herald)
The Adult Salmon Diet Program, led by UVic biologist and Liber Ero Chair for Fisheries Research Francis Juanes and PSF biologist Will Duguid, is a citizen science initiative that analyzes the stomach contents of adult Chinook salmon caught by recreational anglers. Since 2017, more than 250 recreational anglers have submitted the guts of their catches and researchers have analyzed more than 7,000 salmon stomachs to date. Nicole Crozier reports. (University of Victoria News)
Feds officially cancel conservation rule for public lands
The United States Bureau of Land Management on Monday formally cancelled the so-called “Public Land Rule,” which required the agency to consider conservation and development equally in land-use decisions for millions of acres across the West. The Biden-era rule provided guidance for ensuring conservation received due consideration along with mining, timber, grazing, recreation or other uses on public lands. Patrick Lohmann reports.(Washington State Standard)
Highway 20 over North Cascades expected to remain closed until July
The extended seasonal closure comes as crews work to clean up winter storm damage. Crews have begun work to stabilize a slope and clear debris from a rockslide at milepost 131 near Diablo Lake. (Skagit Valley Herald)
'Highway on the Sea': How decisions made about B.C. Ferries decades ago led to problems today
Like back then, the questions now are how to replenish an aging fleet and who is ultimately accountable. Justin McElroy reports. (CBC)
Clallam County to join riparian rule lawsuit
The Clallam County commissioners agreed that the county should join in an amicus brief regarding the Np Riparian Buffer Rule lawsuit against the state Board of Natural Resources Forest Practice Board. The new buffer rule was passed in November, expanding buffers for non-fish (Type Np) streams from largely intermittent 50-foot buffers to continuous 65-foot to 70-foot no-harvest buffers. That removed more than 200,000 acres of private forestland from productive use, an economic impact of $1 billion to $1.8 billion. Emily Hanson reports. (Peninsula Daily News)
Owners of Controversial Ostrich Farm Plan New Venture on Vancouver Island
Local farmers are concerned about how Universal Ostrich handled its previous avian flu outbreak. Meg Collins reports. (The Tyee)
Like back then, the questions now are how to replenish an aging fleet and who is ultimately accountable. Justin McElroy reports. (CBC)
Clallam County to join riparian rule lawsuit
The Clallam County commissioners agreed that the county should join in an amicus brief regarding the Np Riparian Buffer Rule lawsuit against the state Board of Natural Resources Forest Practice Board. The new buffer rule was passed in November, expanding buffers for non-fish (Type Np) streams from largely intermittent 50-foot buffers to continuous 65-foot to 70-foot no-harvest buffers. That removed more than 200,000 acres of private forestland from productive use, an economic impact of $1 billion to $1.8 billion. Emily Hanson reports. (Peninsula Daily News)
Owners of Controversial Ostrich Farm Plan New Venture on Vancouver Island
Local farmers are concerned about how Universal Ostrich handled its previous avian flu outbreak. Meg Collins reports. (The Tyee)
Democracy Watch
- Trump’s proposed ‘Golden Dome’ estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than he initially said (AP)
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WED W wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 114 PM PDT Tue May 12 2026
WED W wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
WED NIGHT W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
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