10/13 Hazelnut, Eba whale dog, murder hornet, Chico Cr park, Pt Moody log boom, BLM chief, dam wars truce

Hazelnut

 
Hazelnut Corylus avellana
The Celts believed hazelnuts gave one wisdom and inspiration. There are numerous variations on an ancient tale that nine hazel trees grew around a sacred pool, dropping into the water nuts that were eaten by salmon (a fish sacred to Druids), which absorbed the wisdom. A Druid teacher, in his bid to become omniscient, caught one of these special salmon and asked a student to cook the fish, but not to eat it. While he was cooking it, a blister formed and the pupil used his thumb to burst it, which he naturally sucked to cool, thereby absorbing the fish's wisdom. This boy was called Fionn Mac Cumhail (Fin McCool) and went on to become one of the most heroic leaders in Gaelic mythology. (Wikipedia)

Eba the Whale Dog and owner, whale biologist Deborah Giles, star in episode of PBS show shot around San Juan Islands
Eba the Whale Dog is ready for her close-up. Again. The latest starring role for the San Juan Islands canine comes in the second episode of the three-part PBS series “The Age of Nature” after previous appearances in the series premiere of Disney+’s “It’s a Dog’s Life” and Episode 2 of Netflix’s “Connected.” While the “It’s a Dog’s Life” episode is more about Eba, Episode 2 of PBS’s “Age of Nature,” airing at 10 p.m. Oct. 21 on KCTS-TV, includes Eba’s work in a story about the interconnectedness of the natural world and the impact that building dams on the Elwha River had on the whales’ feeding supply of chinook salmon. Rob Owen reports. (Seattle Times0

Washington state again fails to live-track murder hornet
Washington state officials said Monday they were again unsuccessful at live-tracking a “murder” hornet while trying to find and destroy a nest of the giant insects. The Washington State Department of Agriculture said an entomologist used dental floss to tie a tracking device on a female hornet, only to lose signs of her when she went into a forest. The hornet was captured Oct. 5 and kept alive with strawberry jam, which she seemed to enjoy, said Sven Spichiger, a department entomologist. Sally Ho reports. (Seattle Times)

Park reopens as project to help Chico Creek salmon wraps up
There's a new bridge, a restored stream, and now all that's left to wait for are the surging salmon. Fall chum runs will soon fill Chico Creek, and thanks to a $4.4 million project that replaced a box culvert with a bridge on Golf Club Hill Road, their journey to spawn should run a little easier.     Kitsap's most abundant salmon stream is no longer steered through a 36-foot culvert and can flow freely underneath a 140-foot-long bridge. Nearby, the Chico Salmon Park has also reopened, just in time to view the fall migration.
Josh Farley reports. (Kitsap Sun)

‘A real disaster’: advocates fear removal of Port Moody log boom threatens baby seals
 Marine scientists, environmental advocates and a sea captain are raising the alarm after a set of log booms was towed away from the old Flavelle mill site, prompting concerns that Port Moody’s local harbour seal population has been robbed of its primary location to bread and raise young pups. The sawmill — which stands as both a monument to the city’s roots and a source of income for 70 workers — has boomed logs in the eastern portion of the Burrard Inlet for over 100 years. In that time, the thousands of square feet of floating timber has doubled as an important habitat for both the seal population and migrating birds. Stefan Labbé reports. (Tri-City News)

A Judge's Ruling Aims to Oust Public Lands Chief. Now Some Want His Decisions Tossed, Too
William Perry Pendley’s “acting” status as head of the Bureau of Land Management calls into question his rulings on energy leases, monuments and conservation plans. Judy Fahys reports. (Inside Climate News)

Environmentalists and Dam Operators, at War for Years, Start Making Peace
The industry that operates America’s hydroelectric dams and several environmental groups announced an unusual agreement Tuesday to work together to get more clean energy from hydropower while reducing the environmental harm from dams, in a sign that the threat of climate change is spurring both sides to rethink their decades-long battle over a large but contentious source of renewable power. Brad Plumer reports. (NY Times)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  230 AM PDT Tue Oct 13 2020   
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON   
TODAY  SE wind 30 to 40 kt becoming W in the afternoon.  Combined seas 7 to 10 ft with a dominant period of 9 seconds.  Rain and a slight chance of tstms. 
TONIGHT  W wind 25 to 35 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt after  midnight. Combined seas 16 to 17 ft with a dominant period of  11 seconds subsiding to 13 to 14 ft with a dominant period of  12 seconds after midnight. Rain likely in the evening then a  chance of showers after midnight.

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