8/29 Grasshopper, AK sockeye, oil spill, Pacific marten, 'grease log,' Nooksack flood, scaring seals, old growth protest, Ahousaht wastewater, Anjali Appadurai

Egyptian grasshopper [WikiCommons]

Egyptian grasshopper, a nonnative insect, spotted in Everett
A striped-eyed bug wound up a long way from home this spring. That’s the Egyptian grasshopper, found by an Everett resident in April, the first time the insect has been detected in the state. As grasshopper season begins, state agriculture officials asked Everett-area residents this week to keep an eye out for the nonnative grasshopper. Jacqueline Allison report. (Everett Herald)

In a warming climate, Bristol Bay sockeye return this summer to Alaska in another record run
The Bristol Bay sockeye spend much of their lives in the Bering Sea, and studies have found that they generally do better in years when water temperatures climb a few degrees Fahrenheit. During the past decade, which has included severe marine heat waves in 2018 and 2019, sockeye, though smaller in size, stormed Bristol Bay in a series of big runs. This year’s return smashed the previous high set only last year. Meanwhile in western Alaska, the Yukon River’s runs of king and, more recently, chum — both mainstays of Native fishermen — have imploded, shutting down harvests for the past two years. Hal Bernton reports. (Seattle Times)

Vessel recovery devices arrive off San Juan Island
Recovery equipment for raising the Aleutian Isle arrived Sunday. Once the dive team commences recovery operations, it is estimated to take 10 days. Recovery of the 49-foot boat grew more complicated when the vessel, which originally sank to about 100 feet deep, settled to more than 200 feet deep. Leah Leach reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Camera station documents a Pacific marten in Olympic National Forest
A rare Pacific marten recorded by a motion-triggered wildlife camera is the first time the species has been recorded by a camera survey in Olympic National Forest. (Peninsual Daily News)

'Grease log' blamed as another spill spews sewage into Oyster Bay
A hefty "grease log" clogged the city's sewer system at Madrona Point Wednesday, spewing about 6,000 gallons of sewage into Oyster and Ostrich bays.  Bremerton Public Works crews responded to a seeping manhole cover in the beach about 10 a.m. They were able to deduce that a mass of grease some three to four feet long was obstructing a sewer pipe, according to Public Works Director Tom Knuckey. Josh Farley reports (Kitsap Sun)

New scientific tools will help predict, warn about Nooksack River flooding
New gages are being added near the Nooksack River to provide faster warnings when water has surged over dikes near Everson and Nooksack, and to give scientists more precise data on where floodwaters are flowing in rural areas of northern Whatcom County. Robert Mittendorf reports. (Bellingham Herald)

Looking For a Better Way to Scare Seals
By tapping into a nails-on-a-chalkboard-like reflex, scientists are hopeful they’ve found a way to keep seals away from endangered salmon. Marina Wang reports. (Hakai Magazine)

B.C. judge lambastes conservation group for using protesters as 'cannon fodder'
A B.C. provincial court judge has accused a conservation group of using frontline protesters as "sacrificial lambs" to mount illegal traffic blockades aimed at drawing attention to their climate change agenda by stirring up chaos. In a searing decision, Judge Laura Bakan gave a conditional discharge to a 30-year-old who took part earlier this year in repeated Save Old Growth demonstrations. Bakan said Ian Wiltow Schortinghuis was the type of "unsophisticated" person organizers convince to get themselves arrested instead of those who "pull the strings." Jason Proctor reports. (CBC)

Ahousaht First Nation opens new wastewater treatment plant
The $25-million plant, funded by the federal government, replaces an aging septic-tank treatment system and lift station, as well as an outfall pipe that spilled into a shellfish habitat sensitive to contamination. Darron Kloster reports. (Times Colonist)

How a 32-year-old climate activist is shaking up the race to be B.C.’s next premier
In a litmus test for the political clout of the climate movement, Anjali Appadurai, who’s never held public office, is gunning for an upset over establishment favourite David Eby in the NDP leadership contest. Arno Kopecky reports. (The Narwhal)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  237 AM PDT Mon Aug 29 2022   
TODAY  W wind to 10 kt becoming NW 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at 8 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at 8 seconds.

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