2/10 Chipmunk, sewage spill, BC LNG protest, hot Antarctica, Jane Lubschenco, Swanrise

Townsend's chipmunk [Walter Siegmund]

Townsend's Chipmunk Tamias townsendii
Townsend's chipmunk is a species of rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It lives in the forests of the Pacific Northwest of North America, from British Columbia through western Washington and Oregon. Townsend's chipmunk is named after John Kirk Townsend, an early 19th-century ornithologist. (Wikipedia)

Sewage, runoff spill into Strait, harbor
Overflows driven by constant rainfall have led to an estimated 451,800 gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater spilling into the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Port Angeles Harbor, the Clallam County Environmental Health director said. Jennifer Carcelon said in a press release issued Friday that sewage spills were reported at N and Fourth streets and at the pump station on Marine Drive, and a combined sewage overflow was reported from the wastewater treatment plant’s outfall. (Peninsula Daily News)

Protesters block ports, streets and rails in support of Wet'suwet'en in B.C.
Protesters across British Columbia have blocked trains, access to ports and some streets in support of hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation in their bid to halt construction of a natural gas pipeline in their traditional territories in northern B.C. Sunday's protests follow the arrests of more than 20 people that began last week after police began enforcing a B.C. Supreme Court injunction against Wet'suwet'en Nation members who are blocking access to the Coastal GasLink pipeline project. Maryse Zeidler and Clare Hennig report. (CBC) See allso: Day 4: RCMP continue enforcement against Wet'suwet'en over pipeline injunction  Chantelle Bellrichard reports. (CBC)

It Was 65 Degrees In Antarctica This Week 
Antarctica experienced its hottest day on record Thursday. At least, that’s what scientists reported at Argentina’s Esperanza research station, on the very northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. The finding, announced Thursday by Argentina’s national meteorological service, placed the temperature at 18.3 degrees Celsius — or just about 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Colin Dwyer reports. (NPR)

An Ecologist Organizes the World
Jane Lubchenco helped change the field of ecology by making the science useful to society. Ann Finkbeiner reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Swanrise events offer rare look at wintering birds
The surroundings were quiet when a group of 20 people gathered in northeast Mount Vernon before dawn Saturday, wearing coats and knit caps and thanking the sky for keeping the rain at bay. The rubber boots on their feet hinted the bunch wouldn’t be on dry ground for long. They were heading to a soggy landscape just right for birds and beavers: the wetland system that is Barney Lake. Kimberly Cauvel reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)


Now, your tug weather-- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  804 PM PST Sun Feb 9 2020   MON  SE wind to 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Wind waves  1 ft or less. W swell 7 ft at 15 seconds. 
MON NIGHT  W wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell  8 ft at 16 seconds.



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