4/13 Stinging nettle, BC tsunami, John Gussman, cutthroat trout deaths

Stinging nettle

 

Stinging nettle Urtica dioica
Stinging nettle, also called common nettle, is a weedy perennial plant of the nettle family Urticaceae, known for its stinging leaves. Stinging nettle is distributed nearly worldwide but is especially common in Europe, North America, North Africa, and parts of Asia. The plant is common in herbal medicine, and young leaves can be cooked and eaten as a nutritious potherb. Additionally, stinging nettle has been used as a source of bast fibres for textiles and is sometimes used in cosmetics. (Brittanica)

What will happen when a tsunami hits B.C.?
This week, 10 communities across coastal British Columbia will scramble to higher ground in an effort to flee an incoming tsunami. Fortunately, it’s just a practice run — all part of the seventh annual Tsunami Preparedness Week.  Known as the “High Ground Hike,” the idea is to establish an escape route and practice reaching a tsunami safe zone to “build muscle memory,” as Mid-Island-Pacific Rim MLA Josie Osborne recently put it. Stefan Labbe reports. (Business Intelligence for BC)

Gussman to receive Land Trust’s ‘Out Standing’ honor
The North Olympic Land Trust’s spotlight this year falls on a photographer and videographer accustomed to putting the spotlight on the beauty of the North Olympic Peninsula and documenting the community’s conservation efforts. The land trust will honor the efforts of John Gussman, along with award-winning author Dr. Robert Michael Pyle, at the organization’s 14th annual Conservation Breakfast, slated for 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. April 22, online. Michael Dashiell reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Company charged over deaths of dozens of fish in West Vancouver creek
Four years after an incident that killed 76 cutthroat trout in a West Vancouver stream, a contractor that was working for the Ministry of Transportation is facing charges under the Federal Fisheries Act. Keller Foundations Ltd. has been charged with two counts of depositing a deleterious substance in connection to the April 30, 2018, fish deaths. Rafferty Baker reports. (CBC)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  235 AM PDT Wed Apr 13 2022   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON   
TODAY  E wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 4 ft  at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. TONIGHT  SW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Wind  waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of  showers.

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