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| Redwood sorrel [Gerry Carr] |
Redwood sorrel grows in moist, forested sites of low to moderate elevations, communion Washington and Oregon. The Cowlitz, Quileute and Quinault of western Washington ate the leaves. The plants contain oxalic acid, which gives them a sour, tangy taste and is potentially harmful. (Plants of the Northwest Pacific Coast)
Puget Sound Seismic Tremor Event Has Begun, Seismologists Say
You likely won't feel anything, but a major seismic event has begun underneath Puget Sound that will bring dozens of tiny tremors to the region — and perhaps raise the chance of a Cascadia subduction zone earthquake. On Tuesday, seismologists with the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network said that the 2019 slow-slip event — also called an episodic tremor and slip, or ETS — has begun. ETS happens about every 14 months when small tremors migrate through the region. According to the PNSN, the 2019 ETS began around Aug. 11 near San Juan Island, and the tremors were heading west-south-west. Neal McNamara reports. (Patch) See also: Seismic sensors to be increased on Peninsula, elsewhere (Peninsula Daily News)
U.S. Recycling Industry Is Struggling To Figure Out A Future Without China
The U.S. used to send a lot of its plastic waste to China to get recycled. But last year, China put the kibosh on imports of the world’s waste. The policy, called “National Sword,” freaked out people in the U.S. — a huge market for plastic waste had just dried up. Where was it all going to go now? In March, executives from big companies that make or package everything from water to toothpaste in plastic met in Washington, D.C. Recyclers and the people who collect and sort trash were there, too. It was the whole chain that makes up the plastic pipeline. It was a time of reckoning. Christopher Joyce reports. (NPR) See also: More U.S. Towns Are Feeling The Pinch As Recycling Becomes Costlier (NPR)
40 BC authors collaborate on new book celebrating the islands of the Salish Sea
Marion Cumming’s hilltop property near McNeil Bay, with lush native plants and colourful flowers, was the perfect setting for a recent garden party to launch a book that celebrates the uniqueness of island life in the Salish Sea... The book, Love of the Salish Sea Islands is a collection of new essays, memoirs and poems by 40 island writers including Linda Rogers, Briony Penn, Jack Hodgins, William Deverell, Nancy Turner, Stephen Hume and many others. As an anthology, it is designed as a ‘treasury of writing celebrating the beauty, community, and importance of our archipelago.” It lives up to that billing, and more. Ivan Watson reports. (Goldstream Gazette)
Another sunken boat in Snohomish River — this one’s leaking oil
While the state closes in on ridding the Snohomish River of one eyesore, another has surfaced. As state preparations continued this week for removing the Midas, a long abandoned WW II-era commercial fishing boat, other agencies now are dealing with a newly sunken 50-foot sailboat north of the Langus Park boat launch. A sheen in the water caused the state Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection Agency to send contractors out Tuesday to contain the oil spill. Joseph Thompson reports. (Everett Herald)
Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 301 AM PDT Wed Aug 21 2019
TODAY SE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming W 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. SW swell 6 ft at 8 seconds building to W 8 ft at 12 seconds in the afternoon. Rain.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming S after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 7 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
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