7/29 Deer tick, Richmond restoration, derelict vessel removal, GasLink cost, heat on birds, Cathlamet crash

Deer tick
[Scott Bauer/Ag Research Service]

Deer tick Ixodes scapularis
The deer tick or black-legged tick is a vector for several diseases of animals, including humans (Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, Powassan virus disease, etc.) and is known as the deer tick owing to its habit of parasitizing the white-tailed deer. It is also known to parasitize mice, lizards, and  migratory birds, especially while the tick is in the larval or nymphal stage. (Wikipedia)

Richmond $61M biosolids facility will help reclaim bird habitat
Lands and lagoons previously used at the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant will be turned into ecological restoration projects. Valerie Leung reports. (Richmond News)

B.C. cleaning up 30 derelict vessels, 1,000 km of shoreline
Richmond-based non-profit Ocean Legacy Foundation will clear 400 kilometres of shoreline debris from North Vancouver Island to the south coast of the Sea to Sky region. Nono Shen reports. (Times Colonist)

Cost of Coastal GasLink pipeline leaps 70% to $11.2B as TC Energy settles dispute
The projected cost of the contentious Coastal GasLink pipeline spanning northern British Columbia has jumped 70 per cent to $11.2 billion in the wake of a freshly inked deal between operator TC Energy Corp. and the group building a liquified natural gas terminal on the West Coast. (Canadian Press)

Extreme heat a strain for birds already burdened by habitat loss
Habitat conservation and action on climate change are needed to lessen the threat to at-risk species. Ainslie Cruickshank reports. (The Narwhal)

Ferry crashes into West Seattle dock, disrupting service to Vashon Island
The MV Cathlamet crashed into the Fauntleroy ferry dock yesterday morning causing significant damage to the vessel and the ferry dock structure. (KUOW)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 7/29/22: Tiger, nix 'Audubon,' Terry Williams, Northern giant hornet, AK water warming, pathogens on plastic, pervasive plastic, bird heat strain

Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  244 AM PDT Fri Jul 29 2022   
TODAY  W wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense  fog. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell  3 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of dense fog. 
SAT  W wind to 10 kt becoming NW in the afternoon. Wind waves  1 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 8 seconds. Areas of dense fog. 
SAT NIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
SUN  Light wind. Wind waves less than 1 ft. NW swell 5 ft at  8 seconds.  SUN NIGHT 

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