4/6 Shrew, Billy Frank, Jr. statue, PA cleanup plan, border meetups, Snake R dams breach support

Shrew [Keller Pest Control]

 
Shrew
Shrews are sometimes confused with moles because the smallest type of mole in the Pacific Northwest is called the Shrew Mole. Nine species of shrews are found in a wide swath over Washington state, from sea level to mountain meadows. They are the state’s smallest mammals — the tiniest, the pygmy shrew, is the size of a thumb — and, though widespread, they are the least-known of the mammals. The smallest shrew is no bigger than an adult human’s thumb, and most shrews are about half as big as an average mouse. (Mole Patrol)

Legislature approves bill seeking Billy Frank Jr. statue at U.S. Capitol
A measure to honor the late Billy Frank Jr. with a statue at the U.S. Capitol cleared the Legislature Monday. On a 44-5 bipartisan vote, the Democratic-led Senate approved the bill that seeks to replace Washington’s Marcus Whitman statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection with a statue of Frank, a Nisqually tribal member who championed treaty rights and protecting the environment. The House approved the measure last month. It now heads to the desk of Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature. (Associated Press)

Port Angeles Harbor cleanup plan to be discussed
A Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan to compensate the public for damages to polluted Port Angeles Harbor and to revive its habitat will be discussed at an online meeting Wednesday evening hosted by those responsible for conducting the renewal. The National Resource Damage Assessment trustees hosting the meeting are the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the state Department of Ecology. The session, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., can be accessed at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8316440284408507404 or by calling 213-929-4212 and entering access code 591-322-200. Paul Gottlieb reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Battle brews at Peace Arch Park in Blaine, where border-crossers meet, risking detection and COVID infection
In the shadows of COVID-19 travel restrictions, a 42-acre park on the far western edge of the U.S.-Canadian dividing line has become a popular opening in an otherwise closed border, a place where Americans and Canadians can gather without needing permission to go through an official border crossing. Joanne Silberner reports. (Kaiser Health News)

Letter supports breaching dams
Salmon — and the web of life surrounding them — have been running through Heidi Eisenhour’s life since she was a 3-year-old on her family’s commercial fishing boat. So when U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, proposed the Columbia Basin Fund, a massive package to include breaching the four Lower Snake River dams and rebuilding the infrastructure across the region, Eisenhour spoke up. The newest member of the Board of Jefferson County Commissioners penned a letter to Rep. Derek Kilmer, whose 6th Congressional District includes Clallam and Jefferson counties, in support of Simpson’s controversial plan — and got her fellow commissioners’ unanimous backing. Diane Urbani de la Paz reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  245 AM PDT Tue Apr 6 2021   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON  THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT   
TODAY  SW wind to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Wind waves  2 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 7 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell  3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.

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