9/17 Maui Wowie, Mt Baker melt, Howe Sound, steelhead, sea stars, Fairy Cr protest, climate solutions, English River, week in review

Maui Wowie

Maui Wowie Marijuana Strain  80% Sativa / 20% Indica
Maui Wowie, also known as Maui Waui, is a sativa dominant strain, which is mostly found and grown in the Hawaiian Islands. (AllBud)

End-of-summer hike brings home climate effects on Mount Baker
Hotter-than-usual weather — including a heat dome incident — resulted in more extensive snow and glacier melt than usual on Mount Baker this summer. A hike up Heliotrope Ridge Trail yielded dramatic close-up views of how much the mountain has changed over the last several decades. Alan Fritzberg writes. (Salish Current)

B.C.'s Howe Sound designated a UNESCO biosphere region after years of lobbying
Designation will allow local authorities to collaborate more effectively on conservation and development. Akshay Kulkarni reports. (CBC)

Why are Columbia River steelhead having such a bad year?
The bottom has dropped out of the steelhead population this year, and the fish’s mysterious ocean life is making it harder to know why. Bradley W. Parks reports. (OPB)

At Friday Harbor Labs, scientists give sea stars a chance to shine
At the UW's Friday Harbor Laboratories, scientists give sunflower sea stars a chance to shine. Michelle Ma reports. (UW Magazine)

Fairy Creek protesters aren't terrorists, lawyers argue during third day of hearings on injunction
Teal Cedar Products Ltd. is asking for a one-year extension of a B.C. Supreme Court order against blockades. Adam van der Zwan reports. (CBC)

Where federal parties stand on Canada’s sexiest emissions fix: nature-based climate solutions
Canada has a huge role to play in the global fight against the climate emergency — simply by not destroying the intact forests, grasslands and wetlands that naturally store carbon. Here’s how the major parties are leveraging everything from conservation goals to restorative agriculture to Indigenous Guardians programs in their campaign platforms. Stephanie Wood reports. (The Narwhal)

Chip Wilson's Foundation continues its land conservancy efforts through $6 Million donation to The Nature Trust of BC
The Wilson 5 Foundation has doubled down on its pledge to protect and conserve critical habitats of Southwestern British Columbia through its latest donation to The Nature Trust of BC. The $6 Million gift will allow The Nature Trust of BC to purchase Mariner Way in Parksville, a 2.8-hectare in-fill property at the mouth of the iconic Englishman River on Vancouver Island. (Nature Trust of BC)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 9/17/21: Fall weather Friday, scorched earth, Western redcedar, Sunshine Coast, bird migration, pinto abalone, BC fossil fuels, TMX insurance, salmon for orcas, pregnant whales, steelhead, sea stars

Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  234 AM PDT Fri Sep 17 2021   
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING   
TODAY  E wind 10 to 20 kt becoming SE 25 to 35 kt in the  afternoon. Combined seas 2 to 4 ft with a dominant period of  10 seconds building to 4 to 7 ft with a dominant period of  8 seconds in the afternoon. Rain. 
TONIGHT  SW wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 10 to 20 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 4 ft at 9 seconds  building to 6 ft at 9 seconds after midnight. Rain. 
SAT  SW wind to 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Wind waves  1 ft or less. SW swell 6 ft at 8 seconds. Showers and a slight  chance of tstms. 
SAT NIGHT  E wind to 10 kt becoming SE 5 to 15 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 7 ft at 10 seconds. 
SUN  Light wind becoming NW to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind  waves 1 ft or less. W swell 7 ft at 11 seconds.

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