6/3 Wrinkled dove snail, Cherry Pt oil, Skagit green NGOs, 'Days on the Hill,' Yakima sturgeon

Wrinkled dove snail [Mary Jo Adams]

Wrinkled dove snail Amphissa columbiana
The wrinkled dove snail is a species of sea snail native to the western coast of North America from California to Alaska. This species can attain a length of 1.25 inches (3 cm.) and the axial ridges on the shell are parallel to the long axis of the shell. These snails are scavengers. (Mary Jo Adams/SoundStewards)

Whatcom County Council split on Cherry Point crude oil transshipments ban
Whatcom County Council members approved a six-month ban Tuesday, June 2, on filing, accepting or processing new applications for most new or expanded facilities for shipping unrefined fossil fuels that won’t be processed or used at the Cherry Point industrial zone. It’s the ninth such interim measure since September 2016 as the county Planning Commission works to revamp a comprehensive plan that regulates the types of industry and manufacturing facilities in the region west of Ferndale...Vote on the measure was 4-3 with council members Tyler Byrd, Ben Elenbaas and Kathy Kershner dissenting. Robert Mittendorf reports. (Bellingham Herald)

Environmental nonprofits embrace "virtual landscape" during pandemic
For environmental nonprofits, the COVID-19 pandemic has meant a shift to digital education and outreach efforts, while many of their programs and staff field work have been put on hold...Many environmental groups are adapting by moving staff and board meetings — as well as educational materials and events — online...But not everything can make the digital migration, including the annual Fidalgo Bay Day event in August that Friends of Skagit Beaches coordinates with Skagit County. The event — like many other summer activities — has been canceled. Kimberly Cauvel reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

‘Days on the Hill’ will go online this year, widening audience for Puget Sound talks
Folks who care about salmon, killer whales and the Puget Sound ecosystem will get a chance to participate in the annual discussion known as Puget Sound Day on the Hill. But this year the event will be called “2020 Virtual Puget Sound Days on the Hill,” as the talks go online. Online meetings with Washington’s congressional lawmakers will be held each Friday in June. Representatives Denny Heck and Derek Kilmer are June 5 speakers. Advanced registration for this event is required and will close 24 hours before the event, on Thursday, June 4 at 1 p.m. Register here for the June 5 session. Chris Dunagan reports. (Puget Sound institute)

For This Tribe, Saving a River Means Saving the Sturgeon
The Yakama Nation has been raising fish to release back into the Columbia River for more than a decade. Now, its hatchery is also producing caviar. Amelia Nierenberg reports. (NY Times)



Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  247 AM PDT Wed Jun 3 2020   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  THIS EVENIN    TODAY  W wind to 10 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt late in the  afternoon. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 2 to 4 ft late in  the afternoon. W swell 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 5 ft at 13 seconds.




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