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Columbine Aquilegia
Aquilegia, commonly known as columbines, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae (buttercups). The genus includes between 70 and 400 taxa (described species and subspecies) with natural ranges across the Northern Hemisphere. Natural and introduced populations of Aquilegia exist on all continents but Antarctica. (Wikipedia)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Bellingham Festival of Music creates community from around the world
Records raise questions about how $100K Bellingham Port PR contract was managed
The Port of Bellingham dropped $100,000 on a yearlong public relations campaign, but its response to a public records request raises questions about what the port gained from the expense and how the contract was managed. Sydnee Chapman reports. the contract was managed. (Salish Current)
The Port of Bellingham dropped $100,000 on a yearlong public relations campaign, but its response to a public records request raises questions about what the port gained from the expense and how the contract was managed. Sydnee Chapman reports. the contract was managed. (Salish Current)
Hearing set for Point Roberts burial disturbances
Lummi Nation suing telecom company, government agencies over trenching tribal members say unearthed ancestral remains. Richard Arlen Walker reports.(Salish Current)
What a ‘very strong’ El Niño could mean for WA
Meteorologists fear this year’s El Niño will further heat a planet already warmed by fossil fuel pollution and lead to billions of dollars in damages from heat waves, floods and droughts. Amanda Zhou reports. (Seattle Times/paywall)
Millions in Forest ‘Enhancement’ Funds May Be Spurring More Logging
BC subsidizes trucking logs far distances. Some worry it leads to cutting down remote, rare forests. Ben Parfitt reports. (The Tyee)
Justice Department makes it easier to bypass pollution controls on pickups
It was one of the easiest ways to make a diesel truck faster, more powerful and more reliable: Pay a local shop to quietly gut the emissions controls with an illegal “defeat device.” Now the federal government has largely stopped prosecuting the people who sell and install them. Karen Zraick reports. (NY Times/paywall)
Group sues federal government over failure to protect sunflower sea star
The Center for Biological Diversity announced Monday it is suing the federal government over a delay in protecting a sea star species devastated in the Salish Sea by disease. The sunflower sea star is a once-abundant species of sea star that lives along the West Coast. It is a key predator of sea urchins. Emma Fletcher-Frazer reports. (Skagit Valley Herald/paywall)
Do you like tiny, furry, squeaky animals? Cascades Pika Watch wants your help
Cascades Pika Watch already has over 400 trained volunteers out looking for pikas this summer, but the group is still looking for more. Participants can train online for free. Kristian Foden-Vencil reports. (OPB)
It was one of the easiest ways to make a diesel truck faster, more powerful and more reliable: Pay a local shop to quietly gut the emissions controls with an illegal “defeat device.” Now the federal government has largely stopped prosecuting the people who sell and install them. Karen Zraick reports. (NY Times/paywall)
Group sues federal government over failure to protect sunflower sea star
The Center for Biological Diversity announced Monday it is suing the federal government over a delay in protecting a sea star species devastated in the Salish Sea by disease. The sunflower sea star is a once-abundant species of sea star that lives along the West Coast. It is a key predator of sea urchins. Emma Fletcher-Frazer reports. (Skagit Valley Herald/paywall)
Do you like tiny, furry, squeaky animals? Cascades Pika Watch wants your help
Cascades Pika Watch already has over 400 trained volunteers out looking for pikas this summer, but the group is still looking for more. Participants can train online for free. Kristian Foden-Vencil reports. (OPB)
Democracy Watch
- Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters (AP)
- Postal Service skips hearing with WA lawmakers on mail-in ballot rules (Washington State Standard)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
244 PM PDT Mon Jun 22 2026
TUE E wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds.
TUE E wind around 5 kt, backing to N around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds.
TUE NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 9 seconds.
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