7/26 Scotch broom, wildfires from space, octopus farming, offshore wind, week in review

Scotch broom

 
Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius
Scotch broom is an upright shrub in the pea family, with yellow flowers. It grows primarily in open, dry meadows and along roads. Scotch broom crowds out native species and negatively impacts wildlife habitat. It is native to Europe. Scotch broom crowds out native species and negatively impacts wildlife habitat. It can form dense, impenetrable stands that degrade farmland and create fire hazards. The dense stands may prevent or slow forest regeneration and restoration of upland sites and wetland buffers. Scotch broom produces toxic compounds, which in large amounts can cause mild poisoning in animals such as horses. (Washington Invasive Species Council)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Breaking the mold: Pacific Northwest women in combat sports

Spotting Wildfires from Space
As wildfire seasons intensify, the Canadian government is investing $170 million to install fire-detecting satellites. Jen St. Denis reports. (The Tyee)

Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new bill in Congress
A controversial plan to commercially farm octopus for meat has led to a U.S. bill that would ban the practice, along with any imports linked to it. Bipartisan legislation to ban octopus farming was introduced in Congress on Friday. Bill Chappell reports. (NPR)

Environmentally, Offshore Wind Is … Fine
How often can you say that about an energy generation system? Ashley Braun reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 7/26/24: Tofu Friday, salmon farm rule, wetlands, Project 2024, Indigenous search-and-rescue, Intalco fine, hottest days, WA culvert plan, WA natural gas ban, Hakai Magazine.

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Here's your weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  200 AM PDT Fri Jul 26 2024    
TODAY  NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 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 4 ft at 10 seconds.  
SAT  W wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.  Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
SAT NIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W  3 ft at 9 seconds.  
SUN  SW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft  at 8 seconds.

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7/25 Cordgrass, Capitol Lake, shad, culverts, natural gas, wildfires, PSE wind energy, SRKWs, seal dives, Hakai Magazine

English cordgrass [Island County]

English cordgrass Spartina anglica
Four species of Spartina are invasive in the Pacific Northwest. In Island County, Spartina anglica has been the most widespread. This species grows and spreads rapidly in the intertidal zone not only displacing native plant species such as eelgrass (Zostera marina), but also changing the very nature of the habitat. Watch for Spartina anglica in areas of mudflats, salt marsh, loose cobble or gravel beaches, and on sand beaches. (Sound Water Stewards)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Bellingham strives to protect trees on public, private land

If you like to watch: Is this finally the beginning of the end for Capitol Lake?
Teams of engineers are descending on a near-empty Capitol Lake to prepare for the removal of the Fifth Avenue Dam and the return of a natural tidal estuary. Tony Overman reports. (The Olympian)

There’s a new top fish of the Columbia River — and it doesn’t mind the warm water
Each spring, a chrome tide of fish native to the East Coast floods the Northwest’s mightiest river by the millions. Shad, not salmon, are thriving in the warm, still water created by hydroelectric dams throughout the Columbia River Basin. Some years, they make up more than 90% of fish migrating upstream. The 10-year average return of adult Chinook to the Columbia through 2023 was 690,906 fish. Shad? More than 3 million. Lynda Mapes reports. (Seattle Times)

WA nears a plan to remove key culverts for salmon — after spending $4B
As the Washington State Department of Transportation spends billions of dollars removing concrete and metal pipes that block spawning salmon, another state agency is finally finishing a strategy to fix all the state’s fish migration barriers. Department of Fish and Wildlife officials last week revealed key parts of a plan to prioritize which of tens of thousands of these man-made blockages would, if replaced, bring back the most salmon. Without the strategy — which has taken more than four years to produce — the Inslee administration has been sinking billions into stream restorations that, in many cases, are ineffective or useless today. Mike Reicher reports. (Seattle Times)

Voters to decide on pace of Washington’s transition off natural gas
State election officials on Wednesday certified an initiative for the November ballot that seeks to reverse Washington’s controversial tactics to phase out natural gas use in homes and other buildings. Supporters of Initiative 2066 began gathering signatures in mid-May and turned in 533,005 signatures earlier this month. State law required at least 324,516 be from registered voters. Jerry Cornfield reports. (Washington State Standard)  See also: Vancouver reverses ban on the use of natural gas in new homes The council voted 6-5 in favour of the change, with Mayor Ken Sim casting the tie-breaking vote remotely (CBC)

Smoke from Sooke-area wildfire blankets Greater Victoria
The fire was an estimated 169 hectares on Wednesday afternoon, with smoke spreading as far as Vancouver. Jeff Bell reports. (Times Colonist)

Puget Sound Energy building two massive wind energy projects in Montana
As Montana citizens and groups pressure the state’s largest public utility, NorthWestern Energy, to add more renewable energy to its portfolio while the company continues pushing a series of natural-gas power plants, a Washington-based utility is building an expansive wind farm that will send power to the Seattle area. Puget Sound Energy is also contracting with an energy developer for another project, and has a third project on the drawing board as a possibility. Darrell Ehrlick reports. (Daily Montanan)

Can B.C.'s southern resident orcas be taken off the path to extinction?
The southern resident killer whale known as Tahlequah captured global sympathy in 2018 when she pushed the body of her dead calf for more than two weeks in waters off British Columbia's south coast. Brenna Owen reports. (The Canadian Press)

For Seals, Big Hearts Mean Big Dives
Some seals and sea lions regularly hold their breath for more than 10 minutes as they forage for food along the ocean floor, and a new study indicates that the key to their lengthy breath holds lies in their hearts. Marina Wang reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Hakai Magazine to close down
Founding editor Jude Isabella wrote yesterday to readers: "The only way to deliver this bad news is bluntly: Hakai Magazine will cease to publish at the end of 2024. For nearly a decade, we’ve made our cozy berth within the Tula Foundation, voyaging alongside its core missions that conduct long-term ecological research in British Columbia and deliver essential healthcare of Guatemalan mothers and babes. It has been a privilege beyond measure.... We’re actively looking for new funding sources—if you have ideas, please get in touch, because we’re open to suggestions. Over the next six months, we will keep you informed of our progress in finding a new haven for our next chapter."

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  205 AM PDT Thu Jul 25 2024    
TODAY  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 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 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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7/24 Bamboo, Intalco penalty, hydrogen-powered ferry, Capitol Lake, hot planet, Skagit sockeye, indigenous aquaculture summit

Bamboo

 
Bamboo Phyllostachys vivax
Phyllostachys vivaxis the fastest growing timber bamboo for height and cane diameter.  It’s well suited to Seattle and Puget Sound weather, producing large canes by early summer.  Vivax is a top contender for 2nd and 3rd story/ above fence line privacy. (Bamboo Collective)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Homeless in heartbreak and love

Intalco Aluminum agrees to $5.25 million penalty for hazardous pollution violations at Ferndale
Intalco Aluminum, the company that operated the shuttered aluminum smelter in Ferndale, has agreed to pay $5.25 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The settlement stems from Clean Air Act violations discovered during a 2019 EPA inspection of the site that revealed “a significant number of instances from 2017 to 2020 when the facility failed to maintain and operate air pollution control systems and exceeded emission limits,” according to an EPA news release issued Tuesday. Robert Mittendorf reports. (Bellingham Herald)

The world’s first fully hydrogen-powered ferry just launched. It was built in Bellingham
Bellingham-based boat manufacturers All American Marine has built for San Francisco Bay Ferry the "Sea Change," billed as the “world’s first commercial passenger ferry powered 100% by zero-emission hydrogen fuel cells.” Daniel Schrager reports. (Bellingham Herald)

What lies beneath Capitol Lake? Estuary work to find answer
Plans to restore Capitol Lake to its natural state as the Deschutes River estuary are moving forward. This week, those who visit downtown will be able to see the lake at its lowest levels and what’s been lying beneath the waters for years. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services is temporarily lowering the lake levels to gather data for the design of the future restored Deschutes Estuary, according to a news release from the department. Ty Vinson reports. (The Olympian)

Planet Sets Record for Hottest Day Twice in a Row
Researchers with the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said Sunday was Earth’s hottest day. Then it happened again on Monday. Derrick Bryson Taylor reports. (NY Times)

Sockeye salmon season extended on Skagit River
Anglers can continue to cast for sockeye salmon on the Skagit River after the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has again extended the season. The sockeye fishery on the Skagit River from the West Mount Vernon Bridge to the Dalles Bridge in Concrete now runs through July 31. Vince Richardson reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

Pacific Northwest Indigenous Aquaculture Summit to be Held in August
The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation, in partnership with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, will host the first Pacific Northwest Indigenous Aquaculture Summit on August 26, 27, and 28th, 2024 at the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s 7 Cedars Resort on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. ((Perishable News)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  209 AM PDT Wed Jul 24 2024    
TODAY  SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to  4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after  midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.

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7/23 Japanese knotweed, zebra mussels, Project 2025, offshore wind turbines, Hwy 20 fire, search-and-rescue, underwater forests

Japanese Knotweed [Jennifer Andrews]

 

Japanese Knotweed Polygonum cuspidatum
It is a very aggressive escaped ornamental that is capable of forming dense stands, crowding out all other vegetation and degrading wildlife habitat. It can also create a fire hazard in the dormant season. It is difficult to control once established. It is often found in waste places, gardens, roadsides and stream and riverbanks. (WA Noxious Weed Control Board)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Community Voices: Where to, Whatcom County industrial lands? / Small school, big opportunity

On the Frontlines of Stopping Zebra Mussels
This is how the destructive, invasive species is battled. One lake at a time. Steve Burgess reports. (The Tyee) 

Project 2025’s extreme vision for the West
The demolition of public lands, water and wildlife protections are part of conservatives’ plan for a second Trump term. Michelle Nijhuis and Erin X. Wong report. (High Country News)

Are offshore wind turbines in Washington's future?
If voters decide in November to keep the cap-and-invest program, the state has plans that could bring the technology to its coastal waters. John Stang reports. (Crosscut)

Highway 20 closes again due to wildfire
Highway 20 over the North Cascades is closed due to increased activity of the nearby Easy wildfire. A 9-mile section of the highway was closed at 4 p.m. Sunday from Granite Creek (milepost 148) to Easy Pass trailhead (milepost 157). Emma Fletcher-Frazer reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

Coastal B.C. First Nations take the lead on many marine search-and-rescue missions
New formalized role and funding helps First Nations become integral part of coastal search and rescue. Hope Lompe reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Squaxin Tribe fights to save Puget Sound’s vanishing underwater forests
Hundreds of acres of underwater forests in Puget Sound are vanishing. Reports show over the past century and a half bull kelp in the region has declined 90 percent. Today, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced a new partnership with the Squaxin Island Tribe to protect these critical marine habitats. Lauren Donovan reports. (Fox/AOL)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  316 AM PDT Tue Jul 23 2024    
TODAY  W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.  Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after  midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds.

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7/22 Beach knotweed, salmon farm rules, raven sculpture, beavers, wetlands

Beach knotweed [Sound Water Stewards]

 

Beach knotweed Polygonum paronychia
This plant belongs to the knotweed or buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). Beach knotweed is found on coastal dunes and sandy beaches from northern California to southern Vancouver Island. It is native in the Pacific Northwest. Other common names for it are black knotweed and smartweed.(Sound Water Stewards)

Today's top story in Salish Current: An American tradition / An unexpected journalist in a time of unrest

Environmental groups push for toughening of salmon farm rule change
New federal rules for fish farms have cut the amount of allowable sea lice in farmed salmon but environmental groups say it doesn’t amount to much. A coalition of environmental groups is urging Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier to strengthen those conditions under the new licensing agreements that will last until the end of this decade. Sea lice have been one of the major focal points for critics of salmon farming over the years, because the harmful parasites thrive in close quarters and can spread to wild salmon populations that pass nearby. Hope Lompe reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Raven sculpture stolen from Shoreline trailhead
A raven sculpture has been stolen from the Interurban Trail trailhead at 145th Street in Shoreline, the city said in a statement. The sculpture, called “Emissary Raven,” was created by artist Tony Angell, and was donated to the city by the Shoreline Rotary in 2005. Xavier Martinez reports. (Seattle Times)

'Nuisance' beavers relocated, put to work in dried-up watershed
Beavers named Thor and Edda were moved as part of a project using beavers to restore wetlands. Michelle Gomez reports. (CBC)

Washington State Has Been Sitting on a Secret Weapon Against Climate Change
Wetlands are carbon-storage powerhouses — and many are unmapped. Natalia Mesa reports. (High Country News/The Atlantic)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  246 AM PDT Mon Jul 22 2024    
TODAY  W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late this  morning and afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at  9 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W  4 ft at 7 seconds.

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7/19 Ants, more flies, Vancouver quake, crows, Vancouver carbon reduction, week in review

 

Ant

Ants
There are an estimated one million billion ants currently living on Earth, spread out over 12,000 different species. That’s a lot of ants! Luckily, there are only four common types of ants you have to worry about here in Washington: Odorous house ants, carpenter ants and pavement ants. (Sound Pest Control)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Initiative to repeal Whatcom County child care tax goes to court / Incumbents draw challengers in Skagit County commissioner races

Regarding flies
Reader Wendy Feltham writes: "Thanks for another great blog! I just had to reply this time, because so many native flies are important pollinators, especially of our native wildflowers. They're beneficial in other ways, and quite beautiful as well.  One example is the Syrphidae family of "flower flies," also known as "hover flies." In his excellent field guide to PNW Insects, Merrill A. Peterson writes, "Flies are often considered a nuisance, as many species can cause painful bites..., transmit pathogens..., and some are serious pests of crops. However, many flies are beneficial in various ways. Some process dead organic matter and animal waste, limiting its accumulations. Others are valuable pollinators of crops and wildflowers. Still others are natural enemies of pest insects..., and flies and fly larvae are important sources of food for many other organisms , including fish, bats, and birds." [Wendy also shared some of her photos, thank you.]

Scientists creating first maps of Metro Vancouver’s earthquake hazards
Scientists are creating the first data set that will systematically map local earthquake hazards across Metro Vancouver. The data being collected will form a “comprehensive, high calibre, high quality product that hasn’t been generated up until now in Canada,” said Sheri Molnar, associate professor at Western University. Nathan Griffiths reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Seattle crows are so smart, they’re challenging what we know about evolution
Researchers have made startling discoveries in recent years about a crow’s ability to communicate, solve problems, remember people, and use tools. What they’re discovering about crow brains is changing how scientists understand intelligence — and bringing into question our accepted version of evolution. Stephen Howie reports. (KUOW)

Vancouver not on track to meet carbon reduction target by 2030
Vancouver’s five-year climate plan began in 2020. With that timeline coming to an end next year, the report recommends the city refresh a plan to 2030, one that includes stepping up efforts to meet the emissions targets. A report to city council next week recommends directing staff to refresh the climate plan in order to meet the targets. Tiffany Crawford reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Inslee to agency leaders: Money's too tight for new programs
With tax collections down and costs climbing, Washington’s outgoing governor tamps down expectations as he makes spending decisions in his final budget proposal. Jerry Cornfield reports. (Washington State Standard)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 7/19/24: Beekeeping Friday, Tacoma heat, butterflies, plastic bag ban, Kus-kus-sum salmon, Marysville stormwater, seagrass and plastic, Seattle Aquarium, tribal climate, The Blob.

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Here's your weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  250 AM PDT Fri Jul 19 2024    
TODAY  NW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this  afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 3 seconds  and W 2 ft at 9 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW  2 ft at 3 seconds and W 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
SAT  W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at  9 seconds.  
SAT NIGHT  W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW  2 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds.  
SUN  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at  9 seconds.

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7/18 Flies, Seattle Aquarium, BC ferries, tribal climate, sea otter pups, BC wildfires, The Blob

Fly

 

Flies
Shoo, fly. There are many different flies in Washington. Some of the most common are cluster flies, house flies, drains flies and fruit flies.Even though flies do not bite, flies are considered dangerous.  In the course of their travels (through excrement, sewers, decaying vegetation, etc.),  they pick up and spread disease, human pathogens, and parasites.  (Pro Pest Control)

Today's top story in Salish Current: 42nd and 40th Legislative District primary vote will eliminate one contender

Seattle Aquarium’s Ocean Pavilion to open in August
Seattle Aquarium’s new, $160 million Ocean Pavilion will open Aug. 29. The 50,000-square-foot exhibit space is already transforming the city’s central waterfront, and will feature the region’s largest tropical reef ecosystem, with sharks, rays, other animals and plants. Vonnair Phair reports. (Seattle Times)

Work starts on new battery-electric B.C. Ferries vessels
Construction has begun on the first two of B.C. Ferries’ new battery-electric hybrid Island-class vessels. The work is being done at Damen Shipyards in Romania. When completed, the vessels will be the first in the fleet to operate exclusively in battery-electric mode. Andrew A. Duffy reports. (Times Colonist)

WA awards $52 million from carbon auctions for tribal climate adaptation
More than $50 million in revenue from the state’s carbon market auctions is going to 32 tribal nations across the Northwest for clean-energy projects and efforts to better safeguard communities from the effects of climate change. Isabella Breda reports. (Seattle Times)

Second abandoned sea otter pup rescued in B.C. in less than a month
A second abandoned sea otter has been rescued in the waters off Vancouver Island, marking the first time the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society has had to take care of two fragile pups at the same time. (Canadian Press)

Dry forests 'very receptive to ignition': B.C. Wildfire Service
Over a dozen new fires have sparked across the province over the last 24 hours, and the B.C. Wildfire Service says dry forests in much of the province are "very receptive to ignition." The wildfire service's online dashboard, as of 5 p.m. PT Wednesday, reports 161 active wildfires in B.C. Within the the last 24 hours, 16 more fires have started and 41 were declared out. In the last seven days, 136 were declared out. (CBC)

Birthing the Blob
In 2013, a huge marine heatwave known as the Blob hit the northeast Pacific Ocean. Temperatures soared to dangerous new highs, killing millions of marine animals and disrupting the broader ocean ecosystem in ways that have yet to—and may never—return to normal. Michael Allen reports. (Hakai Magazine)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  236 AM PDT Thu Jul 18 2024    
TODAY  NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 15 to 20 kt. Seas  around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds. 
TONIGHT  NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after  midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.

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