6/23 Spider plant, Electron Dam, Bute Inlet slide, old-growth protest, TM tree cut, humpback siblings, Site C dam, border opening

Spider plant [WikiCommons]

Spider plant Chlorophytum comosum
Spider plant is native to tropical and southern Africa, but has become naturalized in other parts of the world, including western Australia. It is easy to grow as a houseplant; variegated forms are the most popular.  Propagating commonly occurs through potting the plantlets, informally referred to as 'spiderettes,' or 'pups,' directly into potting soil attached to the main plant or cutting the running stems and then potting it. Spider plants are easy to grow, being able to thrive in a wide range of conditions. (Wikipedia)

Federal court: Puyallup River dam needs permits under Endangered Species Act before it can restart
In another blow to the operators of the Electron Dam on the Puyallup River, a judge in federal District Court has barred its parent company from diverting any water to generate power until it gets permits under the Endangered Species Act.  Bellamy Pailthorp reports. (KNKX)

Scientists, First Nation team up to probe massive B.C. landslide — and its impact on salmon
When the side of a B.C. mountain gave way on Nov. 28, 2020, crashing into a glacier fed lake and creating a 100-metre high tsunami, no one was around to see the destruction or hear the sound of rocks and trees tearing through the valley below. But scientists say the force, which was picked up by seismographs across North America, was the equivalent of a 4.9-magnitude earthquake. Briar Stewart reports. (CBC)

RCMP arrest 11 people at blockades against old-growth logging on Vancouver Island
271 people have been charged, with at least 10 arrested more than once. (Canadian Press)

Trans Mountain tree cutting can resume as stop-work order on pipeline route lifts
A federal regulator has lifted a stop-work order on tree cutting and grass mowing along the route of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project through Alberta and B.C. The Canada Energy Regulator says in a statement Trans Mountain has submitted a plan to correct deficiencies in the oversight of its contractors that could pose threats to nesting birds. (Canadian Press)

Rare whale siblings gathering in Salish Sea has researchers excited
Every year, hundreds of humpback whales return to the Salish Sea to feed in the abundant waters. A rare sighting this month saw three humpback siblings feeding in the same area near Port Angeles, an unusual occurrence since the species is known to separate from family early in their lives. Unlike orcas, which maintain close family bonds, humpbacks leave their mothers before they’re a year old and don’t remain close to their siblings – or so researchers thought. Megan Atkins-Baker reports. (Vancouver Island Free Daily)

Site C dam, oilsands pushing Canada’s largest national park closer to endangered list
Despite repeated calls for action from the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, Canada has failed to adequately protect Wood Buffalo National Park, home to the world’s largest inland delta, from the impacts of industrial development. Judith Lavoie reports. (The Narwhal)

Pressure builds to lift travel restrictions on U.S.-Canada border 
As restrictions on nonessential travel across the U.S.-Canada land border enter their 16th month this week, pressure is rising on both sides for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden to crack it open — even a little — or to provide something, anything, about what a reopening plan might look like. Amanda Colleta reports. (Washington Post)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  234 AM PDT Wed Jun 23 2021   
TODAY  W wind to 10 kt becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 3 ft in the  afternoon. W swell 4 ft at 10 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 ft at 10 seconds.

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