2/19 Crow funeral, whale talk, tidal power, Esquimalt dock, cows & clams

Crow funeral (Tony Angell)

If you like to listen: Tony Angell, along with Professor John Marzluff of the University of Washington, wrote the book, Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans. Tony says, "A crow 'funeral' is where the deceased bird is surrounded by members of the same species, in significant numbers." Crow Funeral - with Tony Angell

Whale hugging; The Whale Trail’s “Orca Talk” series at C&P Coffee, 5621 California Ave SW in West Seattle, features on February 21 Lynne Barre of NOAA Fisheries speaking on how our Southern resident killer whales are doing seven years after they were listed as endangered. Also giving updates are Robin Lindsay (Seal Sitters.org) and Laura James (tox-ick.org). Suggested donation: $5. Advanced tickets at Brown Paper Tickets. Info at The Whale Trail.

While a federal study recently gave an environmental OK to the Snohomish County Public Utility District's plan to try out two tidal power turbines, some don't agree with the conclusion. Three Indian tribes, a cable company and a cable trade group all sent letters last week to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission opposing the Admiralty Inlet project as it's proposed. The tribes, including the Tulalips, say the turbines could interfere with fishing. The cable interests believe the project could damage trans-Pacific cables that run through the inlet. Bill Sheets reports. Tribes, cable groups protest plan for tidal-power project

The federal government has announced a $500-million project to replace two aging docks at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt. Defence Minister Peter MacKay said Monday the existing wooden jetties will be replaced with steel docks that can accommodate four frigates, two patrol ships, one supply ship and two submarines. The minister said the contract should sustain up to 1,400 jobs over the life of the project. $500M docks to be built in Esquimalt

A new pilot program with a catchy title, “Where Cows Meet Clams” is taking off with funding from the EPA’s National Estuary Program. The idea is to link big picture concepts – the health of Puget Sound water, soil and habitat - with the health of working farms and forests in river basins. Oxbow Farm in the fertile Snoqualmie Valley is giving the program a jump start. Martha Baskin reports. “Where Cows Meet Clams”: A Farm and Forest Sustainability Program Gets a Test Run at Oxbow Farm in the Snoqualmie Valley

Now, your tug weather--
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 300 AM PST TUE FEB 19 2013
TODAY
E WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TONIGHT
NW WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 9 FT AT 8 SECONDS...BECOMING NW AT 7 SECONDS.

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