2/3 Pine white, tree seed shortage, market squid, PS Ice Age, saving Waikiki beach

Pine white [Ed McAskill]

 
Pine white Neophasia menapia
Neophasia menapia, the pine white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the western United States and in southern British Columbia, Canada. It is mostly white with black veins and wing bars. The species is similar to Neophasia terlooii but their ranges only overlap in New Mexico. (Wikipedia)

There's a tree seed shortage in Washington state. What does that mean for our beloved forests?
Nearly half of Washington state is forested. That's 22 million acres of Douglas firs, red alders, western hemlock, and ponderosa pine, to name a few. But as wildfires grow in size and regularity, those millions of acres are going up in flames. Normally, there's an ecosystem of public and private tree nurseries that reseed our forests. But a seed shortage now threatens their future. Alec Cowan reports. (KUOW)

Meet the New Face of the Puget Sound
Certain marine animals are known as the “face” of the Puget Sound. Dungeness crab, geoduck and Chinook salmon bring eager anglers and hungry tourists to the coastal region year-round. Not as widely known as their southern California relatives, market squid fill the waterways of Puget Sound and fishers take full advantage. Mystery shrouds the local sea creatures, but studies are shedding new light on what could be a rich source of clean protein. Liam Flynn reports. (The Planet Magazine) See also: Ocean heat waves trigger ‘squid bloom’ along Pacific coast, scientists say  Marine heat waves driven by climate change have fueled a dramatic increase in market squid along the Washington and Oregon coast over the past two decades, new research shows. Nicholas Turner reports. (Seattle Times)

Return to the Ice Age
David B. Williams in Street Smart Naturalist writes: "Ten days ago, my wife and returned to the ice age, or what geologists call the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Sadly, we were not in a time machine because if I could go back to any point in time, I’d head straight to some prominent knoll to watch the great Missoula floods...We were hiking the Oyster Dome trail, up above Chuckanut Drive, when we emerged out of the trees at the top and found ourselves in glorious sunlight."

The Battle to Save Waikiki Beach
Hawaii’s most iconic beach is quickly becoming a poster child for why it’s so hard to adapt to a changing climate. Melanie Warner writes. (Politico)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  225 AM PST Thu Feb 3 2022   
TODAY  SW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 6 ft  at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. 
TONIGHT  S wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 5 ft  at 11 seconds. A chance of rain.

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