6/11 Rockfish, Vancouver zero-emissions, Squamish old growth, forest protection, western drought, BPA removal, Coast Salish place names

 

Brown rockfish [Steve Lonhart]

Brown rockfish Sebastes auriculatus
Brown rockfish range from Prince William Sound, Alaska, to southern Baja California. They were once abundant in central and southern Puget Sound. They range in depth from shallow inshore waters to 135 m (444 ft). They are most commonly distributed above 120 m (396 ft). Brown rockfish can be found a few meters off the bottom and are common on both low and high relief areas, and occasionally within eelgrass or other vegetation. In Puget Sound, the apparent hybridization of quillback, copper and brown rockfish make species identification especially difficult. Brown rockfish can grow up to 56 cm (22 in) in length. Maximum age is at least 34 years old. (WDFW)

Vancouver Council Votes Against Delay for Climate Emergency Plan
City bylaw will require new homes built after Jan. 1 to use zero-emissions heat and hot water systems, effectively banning natural gas hookups. Michelle Gamage reports. (The Tyee)

Squamish Nation calls for old-growth logging moratorium in its territory
The Squamish Nation says it has notified the B.C. government that it intends to defer old-growth logging in its territory while it develops long-term sustainability plans, following a similar request from three Vancouver Island First Nations this week. The nation says 44 per cent of old-growth forests in its 6,900-square-kilometre territory are protected while the rest remain at risk, and it does not consent to continued logging in old-growth forests that belong to the Squamish people. Brenna Owen report. (Canadian Press) See also: Arrests continue at site of old-growth logging protests on Vancouver Island  (CBC)

BC Is Moving Too Slowly to Protect Northern Old Growth, Says Whistleblower
B.C.’s Forest Practices Board says it’s satisfied with the government’s response to an investigation into concerns about forestry practices in the Prince George timber supply area. But Judy Thomas, the retired provincial stewardship forester who filed the complaint that led to the investigation, says the response sidesteps the urgent need to address old-growth protection. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. (The Tyee)

Maps Show the Severe Drought Gripping California and the West
An intense drought is gripping the American West. Extreme conditions are more widespread than at any point in at least 20 years, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the government’s official drought-tracking service. And the hottest months of summer are still to come. Nadja Popovich reports. (NY Times)

Voluntary removal of BPA from food cans leaves state regulators with a key decision
As Washington state regulators contemplate a ban on the chemical BPA from food and drink cans, a manufacturers organization insists that BPA has already been removed voluntarily from nearly all food cans. Washington Department of Ecology is engaged in Phase 3 of the Safer Products for Washington program, which is evaluating five groups of chemicals known to cause health effects. Agency toxicologists are studying whether safer alternatives are practical and should be required as a matter of state law. Chris Dunagan writes. (Puget Sound Institute)

Coast Salish Place Names of the San Juan Islands
An ongoing project of a present day look at historic Coast Salish locations throughout the San Juan Islands and Strait of Georgia. Many maps add our indigenous names as an afterthought. The goal of the map below is to flip the narrative to prioritize our relationship and history with this territory that have been here since time immemorial over the contemporary names that have been normalized only relatively recently by today’s broader society. This map helps to breathe life and acknowledgement into our place names as each person interacts with the audio links and locations.  (Samish Indian Nation)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 6/11/21: Skagit dams, bird names, Pebble Mine, CO2, border opening, salmon catch, Electron dam, owning TM pipe, Keystone XL, Fairy Cr old growth, wetland protection, gas hookups, drought map, place names

Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  256 AM PDT Fri Jun 11 2021   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON   
TODAY  SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. SW swell 6 ft at 8 seconds.  Rain. 
TONIGHT  E wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SW swell  6 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely in the evening then a chance of  rain after midnight. 
SAT  SE wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. SW swell 4 ft  at 9 seconds. Rain in the morning then rain likely in the  afternoon. 
SAT NIGHT  Light wind. Wind waves less than 1 ft. W swell 5 ft  at 10 seconds. 
SUN  SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming E to 10 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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