6/30 Foraging, Elwha, crabbing, Skagit toxin, Vashon bioblitz, tree canopy, Save Old Growth, McKibben on climate, barge bye bye, Western Flyer, crab battle

Gathering fresh greens [Laurie MacBride]

 
Foraging Time
Laurie MacBride in Eye on Environment writes: "Grocery stores are noticeably absent when we’re cruising in remote areas of the BC coast. So when we run short of fresh veggies, it’s time to go shopping by kayak or dinghy..."

Opening the door for coho, chum, and pink salmon
Restoration managers are hopeful that populations of coho, chum and pink salmon will rebound on the Elwha River as the fish take advantage of newly accessible habitat. Part five of a series. Chris Dunagan reports. (Salish Sea Currents)

Puget Sound crabbing begins Friday
Puget Sound crabbing kicks off Friday! Each year, sport fishers catch more than 1.5 million pounds of Dungeness crab, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said. Christine Clarridge reports. (Seattle Times)

High toxin levels shut down shellfish harvesting
The state Department of Health has closed down recreational shellfish harvesting on beaches in northern Skagit County after a shellfish sample from Samish Bay this week showed dangerous levels of paralytic shellfish poison toxin... Northern Skagit County beaches, including Samish Bay, Sinclair Island, Cypress Island and Guemes Island except the southern shoreline from Kelly’s Point east to Long Bay are closed to the recreational harvesting of all species of shellfish. (Skagit Valley Herald)

BioBlitz offers chance to ‘count every living thing’ on Vashon
This 24-hour biodiversity survey has been run by the Nature Center at different island locations since 2012. This year, it will be focused on the town and surrounding areas, including Fisher Pond. Brendan McGarry writes. (Vashon Nature Center/Vashon Beachcomber)

New Tree Canopy Assessment Has Puget Sound Covered
The Urban Tree Canopy Assessment provides planning resources so forest managers can better prioritize where they plant trees in central Puget Sound. Hannah Kett, urban program director for The Nature Conservancy in Washington, which led efforts on the report, said the goal of the assessment is to provide tree-planting tools for the region. (Public News Service)

Save Old Growth campaign says it will end B.C. traffic blockades
A B.C. conservation organization, whose volunteers have blocked busy roadways in hopes of stopping old-growth logging in the province, says it is shifting strategies and ending the blockades. In a short statement on Wednesday, Save Old Growth said it will "de-escalate disruptive actions on critical transportation infrastructure. Chad Pawson reports. (CBC)

Podcast | The future of climate activism
Iconic environmentalist Bill McKibben discusses the history of climate change, as well as the challenges and opportunities of the environmental movement. Mark Baumgarten writes. (Crosscut Talks)

Lessons learned in the Pacific Northwest from the deadly 2021 ‘heat dome’
A year ago, Washington state experienced a meteorological phenomenon known as a 'heat dome' that lasted for more than a week and killed hundreds across the region. Temps spiked as high as 110 degrees in Olympia and Quileute on the coast; SeaTac recorded an all-time high of 108. Bellamy Pailthorp reports. (KNKX)

English Bay barge won't be chilling much longer as long-awaited removal begins this week
The City of Vancouver says Vancouver Pile Driving Ltd. (VanPile), the company it contracted to take apart and remove the empty boat, will start work in English Bay this week. The barge ran aground on Nov. 15 because of strong winds, rough seas and a high tide. After attempts to refloat the barge failed, it became a fixture at the site. (CBC)

A piece of western Washington literary history heads back to sea
The Western Flyer was built in Tacoma and chartered by John Steinbeck when he wrote 'The Log from the Sea of Cortez.' Eric Wilkinson reports. (KING)

Battling crabs 250 miles off the Oregon Coast, while studying an underwater volcano
The scientists aboard the research vessel Thompson are trying to answer complicated questions about what makes volcanos, specifically the Axial Seamount, tick. But sometimes the most serious scientific inquiry can face "crabotage." Jes Burns reports. (OPB)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  233 AM PDT Thu Jun 30 2022   
TODAY  W wind to 10 kt becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 3 ft in the  afternoon. W swell 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. 
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy  fog after midnight.

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