7/11 Nightshade, K45, deep dive, first foods, climate engineering, urban tree canopy

Bittersweet nightshade (King County)

Bittersweet nightshade Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet nightshade is a slender perennial vine or semi-woody shrub found throughout King County, especially in creeks and wetlands, as well as field edges, gardens, parks, and roadsides. This plant is toxic to people, pets, and livestock. Leaves are dark green to purple-tinged. Mid-May to September, produces star-shaped purple flowers with stamens fused in a prominent yellow cone. Flowers followed by round or egg-shaped berries that ripen from green, to orange, to bright red. All stages of berry can grow on same plant. Spreads by seed, as well as stem and root fragments.(King County)

Orca calf spotted off San Juan Islands, first in K-Pod since 2011
It's estimated the young calf is only a few months old, and its future is still up in the air. Video shared by the Orca Behavior Institute shows mom and baby off the shores of the San Juan Islands along the Haro Strait on Saturday. The Center for Whale Research said the two were also spotted on the west side of Vancouver Island. Kalie Greenberg reports. (KING) Researchers name newest baby orca spotted in B.C. waters  The Center for Whale Research (CWR) based in Washington state says it has dubbed the latest addition to the K pod as K45. (CBC)

Deep dive: Expedition explores deep-sea habitat never seen before
“We know more about the surface of the moon than we do the deep sea,” says Cherisse Du Preez, head of DFO’s deep-sea ecology program. A local expedition hopes to change that. Melissa Renwick reports. (Ha-Shilth-Sa/Times-Colonist)

First foods: How Native people are revitalizing the natural nourishment of the Pacific Northwest
Five or six generations ago, Native people of this region ate a complex diet that changed with the seasons. Called First Foods, these are the staples they always relied on. Today a movement in tribal communities is promoting First Foods traditions and decolonizing Native diets and taste buds to restore bodily, cultural and spiritual health. Lynda Mapes reports. (Seattle Times)

Podcast | Can we engineer our way out of the climate crisis?
The New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert says human ingenuity may offer some solutions. (Crosscut)

New tree canopy assessment provides tree-planting tools for Puget Sound region
Trees in urban areas provide a number of benefits, from shade to cleaner air. Authors of a new assessment hope Puget Sound cities and towns will keep that in mind as the region sees rapid growth. 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. (My Edmonds)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  247 AM PDT Mon Jul 11 2022   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  TUESDAY AFTERNOON   
TODAY  NW wind to 10 kt rising to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. W  swell 3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog with vsby 1 NM or less in  the morning. 
TONIGHT  W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 4 ft

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