9/2 Red huckleberry, BC fish farm, Snoqualmie sawmill, Fairy Cr protest, humpback talk, WA ferries, biochar

Red Huckleberry [Gardenia]

Red Huckleberry Vaccinium parvifolium
Red Huckleberry is also known as Red Whortleberry or Red Bilberry.  Parvifolium means small-leaved. It is found along the Pacific Coast from southeast Alaska to central California. It is most easily recognized when berries are ripe, being the only native upright Vaccinium with red berries. Red Huckleberries were eaten fresh by all native tribes. Some tribes dried them singly or mashed them into cakes or stored them in oil. (Native Plants PNW)

Norwegian company plans large new salmon farm for B.C.’s coast as others phased out
First Nations who successfully fought to remove open-net pen salmon farms are speaking out against a proposal by Grieg Seafood and the Tlowitsis First Nation, saying they have not been consulted and fear wild salmon stocks will suffer if a new farm is approved. Sarah Cox reports. (The Narwhal)

One of the most polluted sites in WA is being targeted for development
The contaminated land under the old Snoqualmie sawmill is at the heart of a dispute over plans for an expansive development. John Stang reports. (Crosscut)

How B.C.'s newest war in the woods shows the complex web of environmental politics
A little over a year ago, the first protesters arrived at the Fairy Creek watershed in southern Vancouver Island to stop logging in the old-growth forest. Today, the blockade — which could soon become the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history, by number of arrests — is representative of the complex way environmental issues could play out in the federal election. Roshini Nair reports. (CBC)

In the Absence of Cruise Ships, Humpbacks Have Different Things to Say
Researchers don’t know exactly what the whales were saying, of course, but the discovery that the proportions of call types changed is intriguing on its own. Amorina Kingdon reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Crew shortages hit Washington ferries ahead of holiday
Canceled sailings at Washington State Ferries could worsen for Labor Day weekend as crew shortages and COVID-19 quarantines continue to impact the schedules...The ferry system stopped accepting new weekend reservations for the San Juan Islands and Coupeville-Port Townsend routes, as it can’t guarantee a full schedule. Six routes will run fewer trips than usual through Labor Day weekend and beyond, especially late nights. Next week the Seattle-Bremerton route will shrink to just one boat so the ferry Kaleetan can undergo dry-dock repairs. (Associated Press)

Nonprofit finds hope against wildfires with unexpected ally: charcoal
To capture carbon and jumpstart forest thinning, Methow Valley couple – and Washington taxpayers – bet on biochar. Mandy Godwin reports. (InvestigateWest/Crosscut)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  234 AM PDT Thu Sep 2 2021   
TODAY  Light wind becoming NE to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind  waves 1 ft or less. NW swell 2 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the  morning. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 

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