7/21 Rose weevil, J-pod absence, whale sanctuaries, protected watersheds, border agents

 
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Rose Curculio [BugGuide]

Rose Curculio Merhynchites bicolor
Rose Curculio is a single generation Weevil that feeds on buds and petals of roses. The species name “bicolor” refers to the bright red elytra and thorax with the black head with a long snout. Wild roses are the main host for these native Weevils. They are attracted to pink and yellow roses with hips in the garden. Their feeding resembles that of earwigs, holes in buds and sometimes young shoots. Eggs are laid in bites made by the female and the larvae over winter in the rose hips, pupate, with the adults emerging the following spring to mate and begin a new cycle (WSU)

100 Days Without Js: J-Pod Absent from Core Summer Habitat for 100 Days and Counting
J-Pod was last seen in the San Juan Islands on April 10th. K-Pod made a brief visit to the Salish Sea on July 1 before heading back west to the outer coast; other than that, K-Pod and L-Pod have not been documented in inland waters since late February. While members of all three pods have been spotted at Swiftsure Bank off the western end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca in July, none of them have taken their typical summer route to follow Chinook salmon migrating towards the Fraser River. Monika Weiland writes. (Orca Behavior Institute)

The Hard Sell of Whale Sanctuaries
As aquariums end captive-whale programs, advocates seek to build ocean-based retirement homes for the animals—but finding the right host community is a feat. Matthew Halliday reports. (Hakai Magazine)

B.C. gets economic bang for bucks it spends on protecting watersheds
For the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, stream-bank stabilization work in the Chilako River watershed west of Prince George is about improving the future prospects for salmon. But it is also a project with economic side benefits... Watershed-conservation groups view this effort, which offered training in habitat restoration and jobs to 11 Lhedli T’enneh members and non-Indigenous Prince George residents, as a small ripple in what they estimate to be a multi-billion-dollar enterprise. Derrick Penner reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Border reopening plan facing roadblock as thousands of border officials consider strike action
The federal government's plan to reopen the border to fully vaccinated U.S. citizens next month could be complicated by the threat of strike action. This week, more than 8,500 Canada Border Services Agency officers — who have been without a contract since June 2018 — are voting on whether they're willing to walk out. If more than half vote yes, they could be in a strike position by early August — just as the country prepares to again welcome fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents.  Catharine Tunney reports. (CBC)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  302 AM PDT Wed Jul 21 2021   
TODAY  W wind to 10 kt rising to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon.  SW swell 1 ft at 11 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell  1 ft at 10 seconds.

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