6/14 Madrone, Stanwood dike, lowest tides, new WSDOT ferries, old-growth protests, Salish Sea proclamation, Pleasant Harbor, Race to Alaska

Madrone at Deer Harbor Marina
[Ron Kleinknecht]

 

Fav Place: Madrone at Deer Harbor Marina
Ron Kleinknecht from Bellingham writes: "Here's one of my favorite trees and places in the Salish
Sea. This Madrone is along the path leading out from the Deer Harbor Marina at Deer Harbor, Orcas Island. We have spend many enjoyable summer boating trips to the Island and always enjoy these beautiful trees that are a hallmark of the Salish Sea along with the Orca."

If this dike fails, Stanwood goes underwater
The levee is over a hundred years old. And it shows. But efforts have lagged to fix it before it’s too late. The four-mile-long mound of dirt and grass is all that is holding back Puget Sound. If it gives way, a high tide not only could flood over 1,800 acres of farmland, but submerge all of downtown Stanwood, endangering thousands of people. Zachariah Bryan reports. (Everett Herald)

Lowest tides in 13 years coming to Puget Sound
Puget Sound should see its lowest tides in more than a decade on Wednesday and Thursday. Very low tides come every summer, driven by the relative positions of the earth, moon, and sun. But thanks to an 18.6-year wobble in the moon’s orbit, the lows are extra low this summer. That wobble, known as the lunar nodal cycle, is nearing its 2025 peak, and it is helping the tide slosh in and out of Puget Sound a little more powerfully than usual. John Ryan reports. (KUOW)

After negotiations with shipbuilder Vigor break down, WSDOT will seek bids for new ferries
Plans for shipbuilder Vigor to launch construction on the next generation of Washington State Ferries vessels have broken down, for now at least, and state officials now say a competitive bidding process will be used to find a company to construct the state's next five ferries in what will be a massive building project that will play out over the next decade. Vigor, or its predecessor Todd Shipyards, have built the last 10 state ferries, including the most recent round of Olympic-class ferries — the Tokitae, Samish, Chimacum and Suquamish, which will be sister vessels to the forthcoming ferries in the new 144-car hybrid-electric class. Nathan Pilling reports. (Kitsap Sun)

14 arrested, 1 person taken to hospital after Monday morning old-growth logging protests
Fourteen people were arrested Monday after protesters fighting to save old-growth forests in B.C. shut down rush hour traffic in several high volume areas.  On Vancouver Island, near the Swartz Bay ferry terminal that connects the Island to the mainland, about a dozen protesters set up on the highway, preventing people from making their sailings. Courtney Dickson reports. (CBC)

B.C. beekeepers grapple with 32% winter colony loss, according to survey
The province's 'spring survey' for beekeepers has shown yet another bad year for colony survival Rafferty Baker reports. (CBC)

Olympia signs proclamation to protect Salish Sea
Olympia declared June 8, 2022 to June 7, 2023 as the Year of the Salish Sea. By signing the proclamation on Tuesday, June 7, council members expressed commitment with the StehChass people  of the Squaxin Island Tribe to strengthen stewardship of the Salish Sea and build a more robust culture in support of water quality and salmon recovery. Lorilyn C. Lirio reports. (The Jolt News)

Pleasant Harbor opponents ask State AG and Federal Consumer Protection Bureau for investigation into sales activities
Since 2006 a Master Planned Residential Resort (MPR) has been in the planning stage by the Canadian Stateman Group, on what is known as Black Point in southern Jefferson County along the Hood Canal. The MPR, 15 miles south of the Hood Canal Bridge, was proposed as an approximate 256-acre destination resort with golf course. The county granted (against much opposition) a land use designation in 2008, and in 2018 approved new zoning and a “Development Agreement”. Despite the go ahead from the county, the Statesman Group has only recently logged the land and has now been marketing the not yet built development. The Brinnon Group, which was formed in opposition to the proposed development, has now asked the State Attorney General and Federal Consumer Protection Bureau to investigate the sales and marketing efforts. (Olympic Peninsula Environmental News)

And they’re off …
... With only the sound of wind in the sails (no motors are allowed), oars and paddles digging into the water and waves splashing against hulls, the 38 full race teams and the 12 proving ground teams face a formidable 750 miles of sometimes calm, sometimes stormy but always-dangerous ocean water before reaching the final destination of Ketchikan, Alaska. Steve Mullensky reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  259 AM PDT Tue Jun 14 2022   
TODAY  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance  of showers in the morning. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 ft at 8 seconds.

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