12/8 Hat Island, Tacoma climate action, fighting climate change, new salmon habitat, B'ham Bay sewage, Duwamish R tour

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Hat Island
Hat Island (A.K.A. Gedney Island) is a small private island, located in Puget Sound, in Snohomish County. The island lies west of Everett, between Whidbey Island and Camano Island, and is the permanent or vacation home to approximately 260 “Hat Islander” families. (Hat Island Community)

Tacoma adopts Climate Action Plan to eliminate carbon emissions and save $4 billion by 2050 
For Tacoma, it’s now or never. City leaders say they can choose to continue to operate the way they always have, or they can make drastic changes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and invest in a green future. On Nov. 30, Tacoma City Council made the decision to approve a 2030 Climate Action Plan they say will keep the city on the course to achieving zero emissions by 2050. Allison Needles reports. (Tacoma News Tribune)

How Cascadia can fight climate change in 2022 — and get back on track
Climate scientists set a 2030 deadline for us to reduce emissions and prevent further environmental devastation. Peter Fairley writes. (InvestigateWest)

Retreating glaciers could create new salmon habitat, B.C. study shows
The retreat of glaciers in the Pacific mountains of British Columbia and Alaska could produce thousands of kilometres of potential new salmon habitat, a study led by researchers at Simon Fraser University shows. The study, published Tuesday in Nature Communications, projects that more than 6,000 kilometres of new streams could be accessible to salmon by 2100, and just under one-third of that could be suitable for spawning. (Canadian Press)

Here’s why recent flooding sent millions of gallons of sewage into Bellingham Bay
Recent storms sent nearly 30 million gallons of raw sewage into Bellingham Bay over the past three weeks, according to the city of Bellingham. The sewage overflow events — one for about 30 hours Nov. 14-15 and another for 7.5 hours Nov. 28-29 [happened because] Bellingham’s sewer and stormwater systems are connected. Ysabelle Kempe reports. (Bellingham Herald)

Duwamish River Virtual Tour
Tour the historic and contemporary Duwamish River watershed and Superfund site with BJ Cummings (author, The River That Made Seattle) and James Rasmussen (Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition). Co-produced by the UW Superfund Research Program and EcoResource Group. 20 min. (YouTube)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  256 AM PST Wed Dec 8 2021   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT   
TODAY  NW wind 20 to 25 kt becoming W 15 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 10 ft at 10 seconds. A  chance of rain in the morning then rain likely in the afternoon. 
TONIGHT  W wind 15 to 20 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 12 ft at 12 seconds. Rain  likely in the evening then rain after midnight.

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