8/24 Katydid, Oly mega-ships, Fairy Cr protests, climate change, sea scallops

 Drumming katydid [BugGuide]

Drumming katydid Meconema thalassinum
A tiny, sea-green katydid with a tympanum fully exposed on each foretibia. Forewings longer than hindwings. Range: Europe. Introduced into North America; currently Michigan & Ohio east to Atlantic coast; sw. British Columbia to w. Oregon, and likely still expanding. This species calls by drumming the hind tarsus on a leaf. (BugGuide)

Draft report for Capitol Lake shows port has interest in mega-ships
The draft environmental report for Capitol Lake shows the Port of Olympia has an interest in bringing Panama Canal-size ships to the marine terminal. The discovery was made by resident and former Port of Olympia commission candidate Helen Wheatley, who shared the information during public comment at Monday’s commission meeting. The port’s interest in large ships, known as Panamax and Neopanamax vessels, is spelled out in an attachment included in the draft environmental impact statement for Capitol Lake, which was released at the end of June by the state Department of Enterprise Services. DES is currently accepting comments on the document through Aug. 29. Rolf Boone reports. (Olympian)

Federal NDP calling for investigation into RCMP actions at Fairy Creek protests
An NDP member of Parliament is calling for an investigation into RCMP actions at Fairy Creek after videos showing police using pepper spray on a crowd of protesters were shared online over the weekend. Jack Harris, the New Democrat critic for public safety and emergency preparedness, called on Bill Blair, the minister of public safety and emergency preparedness, to initiate a “full and independent investigation into RCMP actions at Fairy Creek.” Roxanne Egan-Elliott reports. (Times Colonist)

Searching for clues to climate change at the bottom of the world
For scientists, building a true understanding of how climate change is affecting the planet is complicated. A conversation in a Portland pub led to one solution — find the tree at the bottom of the world and see how it’s being affected by rising temperatures. The idea took root a few years ago when University of Colorado associate professor Brian Buma attended a landscape ecology conference in Portland. Afterward, he went out for a beer with a Portland State University associate professor of geography, Andrés Holz. Kristian Foden-Vencil reports. (OPB/Crosscut)

Sea Scallops Farmed in Maine Aren’t Just Sustainable. They’re Helping Their Habitat.
There are only a handful of these farms in the United States, most run by fishing families in Maine. But their number is growing. Melissa Clark reports. (NY Times)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  242 AM PDT Tue Aug 24 2021   
TODAY  Light wind becoming NW to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind  waves 1 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at 7 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at 6 seconds.

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