4/14 Dandelion, Trump hazardous waste, Whitmarsh cleanup, Vancouver forests, BC tree planting, Nooksack salmon, coastal living, restoration grants

Dandelion

Dandelions
Taraxacum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions. The genus is native to Eurasia and North America, but the two commonplace species worldwide, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, were introduced from Europe and now propagate as wildflowers. Both species are edible in their entirety. The common name dandelion (from French dent-de-lion, meaning "lion's tooth") is given to members of the genus. (Wikipedia)


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EPA charts path to suspend hazardous waste cleanup amid coronavirus
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday announced that the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and other pollution spills may be slowed or paused during the coronavirus outbreak. The agency said it would consider on a case-by-case basis whether to delay any cleanup projects, which may be carried out by private companies or state and local governments in coordination with the EPA. The guidance represents a different approach from a controversial March memo that offered an across-the-board option for companies to suspend monitoring of pollution if the virus interfered with their ability to do so. Rebecca Beitsch reports. (The Hill)

Comment period extended for landfill site
Those interested in the cleanup of the former March Point Landfill will have a few extra days to make their thoughts known on the project. The state Department of Ecology has extended the comment period, originally scheduled to have closed last week, to Friday... Comment is being sought on a draft cleanup action plan, a draft public participation plan and several other documents. They’re all related to the effort to clean up the site of the former landfill — and later, a sawmill — that operated for more than two decades on the southwest shore of Padilla Bay in Anacortes...The site — also known as the Whitmarsh Landfill — is one of nine in the area selected for cleanup under the Puget Sound Initiative. (Skagit Valley Herald)

Vancouver Island group raises money to buy beloved forest lands from logging company
A group of Vancouver Islanders are not letting the COVID-19 pandemic interfere with plans to expand their strategy of preserving the forestry lands surrounding their village.  The Cumberland Community Forests Society, formed in 2000, has been purchasing the private timber lots surrounding their village and conserving them as protected forest lands.  Meaghan Cursons, the group's executive director, said it was able to purchase its first lot in 2005, over 72 hectares of forest for $1.2 million, and another adjacent 40 hectares in 2016. (CBC)

B.C.’s most ambitious tree-planting season ever on the chopping block as coronavirus wreaks havoc
Industry rushes to come up with plan that will enable 5,000 tree planters to get to work planting 230 million seedlings, while respecting social distancing requirements Ben Parfitt reports. (The Narwhal)

A Dam Success
If all goes to plan, there will be salmon in Bellingham’s drinking water supply after this summer. There won’t be chinook in the sink, but there will be chinook spawning on a stretch of the Nooksack River that has not seen salmon return to spawn in almost 60 years. Joseph Koffel reports. (The Planet Magazine)

After decades of waterfront living, climate change is forcing communities to plan their retreat from the coasts
Rising seas and worsening flooding are forcing many communities to plan their retreat from the coasts. Jim Morrison reports. (Washington Post)

New investments save dynamic coastal wetland habitat
The Washington state Department of Ecology has secured seven National Coastal Wetlands Conservation grants worth more than $5 million. The 2020 federal grants will help local partners restore and enhance nearly 500 acres of coastal wetlands and 17,500 feet of marine shoreline in Jefferson, Kitsap, Snohomish, Thurston, and Whatcom counties. (WA Dept of Ecology)


Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  208 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2020   
TODAY  SW wind to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Wind waves  2 ft or less. SW swell 3 ft at 10 seconds. 
TONIGHT  SW wind to 10 kt in the evening becoming light. Wind  waves 1 ft or less. SW swell 4 ft at 11 seconds.




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