8/23 Cricket, Van Is salmon, water temp, Grant Jones, BC marmots, breeding sea stars, border closure, BC grizzlies, ferry Elwha

Field cricket

Field cricket Gryllus spp.
Field Crickets are a common site throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada. Warm summer nights bring them out en masse as the males loudly chirp up to 30 times a minute in an effort to attract a female. The noise is a pleasant reminder of the season and will immediately stop if the crickets are approached too closely. (Insect Identification)

‘It’s pretty dire’: Vancouver Island salmon under threat from climate change-induced droughts 
As the island enters the most severe level of drought in the province, experts warn B.C. has much work to do to manage for watershed health in the midst of prolonged dry spells. Braela Kwan reports. (The Narwhal)

Taking the temperature of salmon
Warming waters threaten the recovery of salmon in Puget Sound. New findings about stream temperature could help salmon survive the threats of climate change. Christopher Dunagan reports. (Salish Sea Currents)

Remembering Northwest Poet/Architect Grant Jones (1938-2021)
Late last June, landscape architect and poet Grant Richard Jones, FASLA, passed away at age 82 in his cabin on the Similkameen River in north central Washington.  As co-founder of Jones & Jones Architects and Landscape Architects, Grant had a lasting impact on how we cohabitate with the land, and on generations of design professionals, planners, government and NGO leaders in the Pacific Northwest and internationally. His abiding vision was “to serve the land.”  Barbara Swift writes. (Post Alley)

'A thrilling sign': Researchers discover secret colony of highly endangered marmots on Vancouver Island
New colony in Strathcona Park of around 10 to 12 individuals has adults, yearlings and pups. (CBC)

After mystery sea star die-off, could captive breeding rebalance California’s underwater forests?
Without sea stars, an explosion of sea urchins knocked the ecosystem off balance. Now scientists are racing to breed a new generation of their predators. Chris Iovenko reports. (National Geographic)

U.S. extends ban on nonessential crossings at Canada, Mexico borders
The U.S. government on Friday extended a ban on nonessential travel along the borders with Canada and Mexico to slow the spread of COVID-19 despite increasing pressure to lift the restriction. )Associated {Press)

Grizzly territories in B.C. line up with Indigenous language communities, new study suggests
The finding aligns with First Nations practice of treating bears as part of family, Indigenous scientist says. Winston Szeto reports. (CBC)

A ferry tale | Remembering the Elwha
A local bar created a drink in her honor. A local band celebrated her with a song. A local landmark was named after her. The Washington Post published an article about her. She appeared in a Seattle Times column among “Seattle’s Dubious Distinctions.” She has her own page on Wikipedia. This is the saga of the Elwha, possibly the most famous — or infamous — ferry in the Washington State Ferries system. Or should I say, since she was taken out of service in 2019, this is an overdue obituary. David Hampshire writes. (San Juan Journal)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  249 AM PDT Mon Aug 23 2021   
TODAY  E wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 5 ft  at 8 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 4 ft  at 7 seconds.

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