7/22 Nootka rose, WA trust lands, Intalco restart, spirit bear, low oxygen, BC caribou, Webb telescope, week in review

Nootka Rose [Native Plants Pacific NW]

Nootka Rose Rosa nutkana
Nutkana is derived from Nootka; Nootka Sound is a waterway on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia that was named after the Nuu-Chah-Nulth tribe that live in the area.  Nootka Rose is sometimes called Common, Wild, or Bristly Rose.  There are four recognized varieties whose names suggest differences in bristling. (Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest)

WA Supreme Court rules on multiple benefits of trust lands
The Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday ruled the Department of Natural Resources can continue to manage state trust lands for the financial benefit of schools and other institutions, but can also look at other ways to ensure that such lands are managed to benefit all residents. In a unanimous decision, the justices decided that while the present system was legal, there were additional uses of trust lands to benefit the public. Nicholas K. Geranios reports. (Associated Press)

Intalco restart: can ‘green’ aluminum get ‘clean’ power?
Options for a clean-power source are narrowing for a buyout firm with a sustainability ethos that wants to restart and upgrade the Intalco aluminum plant near Ferndale. Eric Scigliano reports. (Salish Current)

B.C. government, First Nations ban hunting to protect spirit bear
Scientists and First Nations hope a ban on killing black bears will protect the gene that codes for the existence of the spirit bear, the rarest subspecies in the world. Stefan Labbé reports. (Times Colonist)

Low-oxygen problems to be scrutinized in talks about research, modeling efforts
For decades, researchers have been advancing their understanding of what causes the harmful and sometimes deadly low-oxygen problems afflicting some areas of Puget Sound. Computer models have been developed to replicate conditions and point the way to possible solutions. Experts generally agree that excess nitrogen flowing into Puget Sound contributes to the low-oxygen conditions. Chris Dunagan reports. (Puget Sound Institute)

Fighting to protect B.C.’s northern caribou before they ‘disappear in front of our eyes’
Why wait until caribou herds are on the verge of collapse to protect them? Researchers say we should act now to conserve northern B.C. habitat. Ainslie Cruickshank reports. (The Narwhal)

The new science coming from the James Webb telescope has astronomers
In the week since the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope were unveiled, astronomers have been poring through all the observations it's made so far — and they're happily overwhelmed. Nell Greenfieldboyce reports. (NPR)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 7/22/22: Spooner, natural gas, sea gardens, Atlas Network, climate clock, Canadian oceans, Tribes for Puget Sound, "Big Oil" fight, Springer's 20th, WA forest logging, 'green' aluminum 'clean' power, spirit bear 

Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  243 AM PDT Fri Jul 22 2022   
TODAY  SW wind to 10 kt becoming W 10 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 ft at 6 seconds. 
SAT  NE wind to 10 kt becoming NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 ft at 7 seconds. 
SAT NIGHT  W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming SW to 10 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 6 ft at 7 seconds. SUN  Light wind becoming NW 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind  waves 2 ft or less. W swell 6 ft at 8 seconds.

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