10/25 Ruddy copper, container fire, Van Is glaciers, reducing methane, Snake R dams, Sultan R, old growth trees, dam management, Lummi Nation, science forum

Ruddy copper butterfly [iNaturalist]

Ruddy copper butterfly Lycaena rubidus
The ruddy copper is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae and is found in only North America, spanning from British Columbia and California to South Dakota. L. rubidus is not a threatened species, however it is becoming more rare, specifically at the edges of their range. Habitat loss and fragmentation may cause a decrease in the species in the future. (Wikipedia)

Container fire on freight ship near Victoria mostly under control, says Canadian Coast Guard
The Canadian Coast Guard says the container fire that broke out Saturday on a freight ship off Victoria is "smouldering" and mostly under control, and an investigation will be soon be underway to assess damage. During a media briefing Sunday, the federal incident commander with the Canadian Coast Guard said the fire aboard Zim Kingston has burned the affected containers down to their shell. (CBC) See also: Hazardous materials burned aboard container ship anchored off southern B.C.  (Times Colonist)

‘Receding before our eyes:’ Vancouver Island glaciers likely to be all gone by mid-century
Glacier melt is accelerated because the Island ­glaciers are small to start with, and recent events like this summer’s heat dome and sustained temperatures above 30 C have put their demise on fast-forward. Darron Kloster reports. (Times Colonist)

Research shows getting tough on methane could reduce warming by 0.3 C
If Canada and other countries are serious about preventing global temperatures from rising more than 1.5 C, scientists say they should start with tougher regulations to slash methane pollution. Ali Raza reports. (The Narwhal)

Murray, Inslee detail salmon recovery process that could include Snake River dam removal
Washington Sen. Patty Murray and Gov. Jay Inslee said they'll listen to diverse viewpoints with open minds to recover salmon and potentially breach the four Lower Snake River dams. A process to restore salmon runs in the state, including an in-depth study of potentially replacing four dams on the Lower Snake River in southeastern Washington, was announced today by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. The details on the federal and state plan have been in the works since May, when Inslee and Murray decided more scientific study should look into the fate of the four controversial Lower Snake dams. Courtney Flatt reports. (NW News Network)

As a dam tries to mimic nature, Sultan River comes to life
Water is flowing through new channels, salmon have new spots to spawn and kayakers have more chances to battle whitewater. Zachariah Bryan reports. (Everett Herald)

It could cost 'big, big money' to preserve B.C. old-growth forests
Premier John Horgan has promised action to protect more old-growth forests, but ending all old-growth logging could come with a billion-dollar tab. Derrick Penner reports. (Vancouver Sun)

20-year legal battle over salmon to be paused until next summer
A longstanding court battle over the federal government’s plan to manage dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers could be on hold until next summer. A coalition of the State of Oregon, conservation and fishing groups, and the Nez Perce Tribe requested on Thursday to pause litigation that fought the latest federal dam operation plan to protect endangered salmon. In the meantime, the coalition and the Biden administration hope to find a long-term solution to help endangered salmon and steelhead runs. Courtney Flatt reports. (NW News Network)

Can This Tribe of ‘Salmon People’ Pull Off One More Win?
....The Lummi, whose fishing grounds include most of the Salish Sea, count more commercial fishers among their 5,320 members than any other Indigenous nation in the Northwest. Their relationship to this catch, though, is more than financial: Like all Coast Salish tribes, the Lummi identify as “salmon people,” fluent in the chinook, sockeye, chum, coho and pinks that are born in freshwater rivers, migrate to sea as they enter adulthood, then return to spawn and die. E. Tammy Kim writes. (NY Times/Opinion)

Cherry Point Science Forum
Sign up for the virtual Cherry Point Science Forum featuring local scientists speaking on marine mammals and the implications of the summer heat wave and on longer-term patterns of environmental and ecological change in our coastal marine ecosystems. Oct. 30, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Hosted by RE Sources, reservations required.

Now, your tug weather--West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  255 AM PDT Mon Oct 25 2021   
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT   
TODAY  SE wind 25 to 35 kt. Combined seas 29 ft with a dominant  period of 17 seconds subsiding to 24 ft with a dominant period of  16 seconds in the afternoon. Showers and a slight chance of  tstms. 
TONIGHT  SW wind 25 to 35 kt easing to 20 to 30 kt after  midnight. Combined seas 19 to 22 ft with a dominant period of  15 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of tstms in the evening  then rain after midnight.

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