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Cordulegaster [Insect ID]

 
Cordulegaster spp.
Aquatic larvae, or naiads, for this dragonfly genus are underwater hunters that use the sediment and muddy bottoms to hide themselves. (Insect Identification)

U.S. officials consider plan that would 'send' Nooksack River overflow into Canada
A plan devised by American officials that could lead to the creation of a “floodway” to allow the Nooksack River to spill into Canada during high water has many Abbotsford residents on edge. Paula Harris, river and flood manager for Whatcom County, presented the concept to the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone Advisory Committee earlier this month, asking them to support a request for federal funding to buy out homes in an area between the Nooksack River and the Canadian border as a way to mitigate future flooding. The proposed floodway would act like a pressure-release valve, allowing the U.S. river to overflow its banks near Everson and run north into Abbotsford, protecting downstream cities such as Lynden, Ferndale and Bellingham, as well as Interstate 5. Glenda Luymes reports. (Vancouver Sun)

On its 60th anniversary, Canadian Coast Guard says First Nations relationship key to service in B.C.
The Canadian Coast Guard is celebrating 60 years of service from coast to coast to coast.  Formed on Jan. 26, 1962, the coast guard, which has 123 ships, 23 helicopters, around 17,000 fixed and floating aids to navigation and 183 marine communication towers, is responsible for patrolling the world's longest coastline. (CBC)

Supreme Court tees up wetlands fight that could cuff EPA
The Supreme Court’s decision today to take a fresh look at the scope of the Clean Water Act could impair EPA’s ability to protect isolated wetlands and ephemeral and intermittent streams. It’s the latest brawl the high court has agreed to tackle with the potential to reshape national environmental policy. “They very well could address this whole issue fresh, what we call de novo, look at it in light of what the language of the statute really means,” said Larry Liebesman, a senior adviser at Dawson & Associates, a consulting firm that specializes in permitting. “With a 6-3 majority conservative, there’s a fair chance they may come out with a ruling that’s a lot closer to the Scalia interpretation.” Former Justice Antonin Scalia concluded in a famous court decision that “waters of the U.S.” should only include relatively permanent, standing or continuously flowing bodies of water because, according to him, that aligned with the Webster’s Dictionary definition, Hannah Northey and Pamela King report. (E&E Greenwire)

Nearly 70,000 Invasive Green Crabs Were Captured in Washington State Last Fall
The state of Washington is taking emergency action to fight an infestation of European green crabs, an invasive species that’s had an "exponential increase" in local waterways. Last fall, more than 70,000 crabs were captured and removed from the Lummi Nation's Sea Pond near the Canadian border. Corryn Wetzel reports. (Smithsonian Magazine)

Puget Sound nonprofit raises $2.15 million for conservation efforts
A conservancy agency in the West Puget Sound of Washington hopes to acquire 100 acres to extend recreational trails and restore forest and wetlands to a natural state.  The Great Peninsula Conservancy reached its goal of $2.15 million through community fundraising to purchase the 100-acre property in December 2021. Donations that surpassed the acquisition goal will go toward property restoration, according to Executive Director Nathan Daniel. (Madysen McLain reports. (Woodinville Weekly)

Now, your tug weather--West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  234 AM PST Thu Jan 27 2022   TODAY  SE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 1 to 2 ft in the  afternoon. W swell 5 ft at 12 seconds. 
TONIGHT  SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 ft at 12 seconds.

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