6/7 Ebey's Landing, causeway removal, BC bees, floating island, Michael Weiss

Ebey's Landing [Karen DuBose]

Fav Place: Ebey's Landing
Karen DuBose from Mount Vernon writes: "My favorite Salish Sea place is Ebey’s Landing. I used to live just a few miles away and hike the bluff and beach trail at least weekly. There is always something new to see – new flowers blooming, interesting finds washed up (like the time I found a grapefruit washed up 1.5 miles from anything?!), and the changes in the lagoon with every big storm. At dawn, at dusk, on a windy winter or calm summer day, it never failed to delight."

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Causeway removal meant big jump in juvenile salmon
The return of young salmon to the eelgrass beds of the tidelands below Indian Island’s sandstone-stacked bluffs has been swift following the removal of an earthen causeway that opened fish passage. Even Bill Kalina, the island’s longtime environmental program manager for the Navy, was taken aback by the jump in the number of juvenile salmon since the causeway was replaced with the bridge at the south end of Kilisut Harbor, Kitsap Sun reported. (Associated Press)

BC bees face growing threat of deadly virus carried by mite 
A variant of a virus that attacks the wing shape of bees is rapidly spreading across Canada, causing beekeepers in B.C. to lose entire colonies. Pippa Norman reports. (Times Colonist)

Floating island launched in Vancouver's Trout Lake meant to improve water quality
Raft has been planted with native species that should improve filtration in the lake. (CBC)

Dr. Michael Weiss named new CWR Research Director
Center for Whale Research Founder and Senior Scientist Ken Balcomb and the CWR Board of Directors named Dr. Michael Weiss the new Research Director of the organization. (Center for Whale Research/San Juan Journal)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  258 AM PDT Tue Jun 7 2022   
TODAY  E wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 5 ft at 9 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming E to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of  rain.

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