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| Vine Maple |
Vine Maple Acer circinatum
There are nearly 150 species of maples worldwide. Most are from eastern
Asia. North America is home to about a dozen. We have three native
maple species in the Pacific Northwest: Big-Leaf Maple and two more
shrubby cousins, Vine Maple,
Acer circinatum, and Douglas Maple,
Acer glabrum.
It is found from Alaska and British Columbia to northern California,
from the east side of the Cascade Mountains to the Pacific coast.
(Native Plants PNW)
Today's top story in Salish Current: The battle of Sudden Valley’s invasive waterlilies
Lakewood waste service fined $1 million for improper hazardous material handling
Crystal Clean, Inc., a national waste management company, was
issued $1.04 million in penalties by the Washington Department of
Ecology for the improper handling of hazardous waste at its Lakewood
location. Bonny Matejowsky reports. (
Tacoma News Tribune)
Seattle light rail’s electrical system zaps some Lake Washington fish
Sound Transit disclosed Thursday that electric current from light rail
operations along the I-90/Homer M. Hadley floating bridge is suspected
of killing Lake Washington fish. An estimated 2,000 fish, mostly
nonnative species, have died near the bridge. Exact counts are
difficult, in part because many have decomposed, transit staff said.
Mike Lindblom reports.
(Seattle Times)
US Forest Service releases long-awaited restructuring plan
After months of uncertainty, researchers with the U.S. Forest
Service are learning whether they will have to relocate under the
agency's sweeping restructure. It
announced
it will shutter nearly two dozen facilities. In the Pacific Northwest,
at least three locations were being evaluated for closure, of those
three, one will be closed: The Pacific Northwest regional headquarters
in Portland. Adia White reports.
(NW Public Broadcasting)
Washington’s endangered lynx make a breakthrough
The Colville Tribe’s Canada lynx augmentation project, which moved
46 lynx from British Columbia to the U.S. between the fall of 2021 and
the spring of 2026, is off to a good start. The new cats add to
Washington’s steady population of 40 to 100 lynx living mostly in the
northeastern Cascade Range. (
Columbia Insight)
Trust land transfer proposals approved by Washington Board of Natural Resources
The Washington State Board of Natural Resources approved a priority list
of six parcels for legislative funding to conserve via the Trust Land
Transfer program during its meeting Tuesday. The Legislature must fund
the transfers before they can be completed. The $30 million request, the
highest allowed by state law, would fully fund five of the applications
and provide partial funding toward the sixth-ranked proposal, the Tract
C proposal to the Yakama Nation. (
The Chronicle)
Comox Valley Land Trust crowdfunds for ecologically important Deep Bay property
BC Parks Foundation has launched a campaign to purchase 50 hectares of
forest, wetland, estuary and shoreline in Deep Bay, with a remaining
$395,000 needed by the Sept. 30 deadline.
(Comox Valley Record)
Democracy Watch
- Trump again appeals to Supreme Court on mail-voting restrictions with midterm elections looming (AP)
- Trump moves to strip tax exemption from schools that aid minority students (NY Times)
Here's your weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
150 AM PDT Fri Sep 4 2026
TODAY
E wind around 5 kt, backing to NE early this afternoon,
backing to NW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
9 seconds.
TONIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT
W wind around 5 kt, veering to E in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain
in the morning.
SAT NIGHT
NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail:
W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN
NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
SUN NIGHT
W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
MON
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at
6 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
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