11/15 Western larch, fish farms nixed, news casualty, Nov flood, tribe grants, island burial site, forest future

Western Larch [Native Plants PNW]

Western Larch Larix occidentalis
Unlike most conifers, Larches are deciduous; the needles turn a golden color in the fall before they are shed. Western Larch provides an ever-changing visual display.  In spring, it is a verdant green with bright red new cones.  As fall approaches the needles turn a bright golden yellow.  In winter, its many cones create a polka dot pattern against the sky on its slender pyramidal form. Western Larch is a valuable lumber tree. It has the densest wood of the northwest conifers it is often used to make boxes and crates.  Another important economic product is Larch gum; it is similar to gum arabic and is used as an emulsifier or stabilizer in foods and medicine. (Native Plants of the Pacific NW)

WA will not renew leases for Puget Sound fish farms, 5 years after spill
No more Cooke Aquaculture fish farms in Puget Sound. That’s the message the state Department of Natural Resources delivered Monday morning when the agency decided not to renew the last of the fish-farming company’s leases on net pens here. The company’s last net pens in Puget Sound are located in Rich Passage near Bainbridge Island and Hope Island in Skagit Bay. Cooke has until Dec. 14 to wrap up steelhead farming and begin deconstructing their equipment, according to DNR officials. Isabella Breda reports. (Seattle Times)

Trust in truth of news is a casualty of the information wars
A growing and divisive mistrust of the truthfulness of news media raises serious concerns for the local community and the wider society. Matt Benoit reports. (Salish Current)

1 year later, British Columbians who lost everything reflect on devastating floods
On Nov. 15, the relentless rain came via an atmospheric river — an airborne stream of water vapour across the Pacific that originated in the subtropics. It triggered fatal mudslides, damaged critical highway infrastructure and called into question responsibility for flood mitigation in a province repeatedly pummeled by the impacts of climate change. Bridgette Watson reports. (CBC) 

Tribes receive grant funding
North Olympic Peninsula tribes are getting an injection of cash for climate resilience projects thanks to a program from the U.S. Department of the Interior. The funding is part of a $45 million program from DOI to support adaptation planning, climate implementation actions, ocean and coastal management planning, capacity building, relocation, managed retreat and protect-in-place planning for climate risks. DOI said it would award 124 grants across 76 tribes and eight tribal organizations a Nov. 2 news release. Peter Segall reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Ancestral remains encountered on Ihos (Savary Island)
A significant site has been discovered during an archaeological study related to proposed residential developments on ʔayhos [Savary Island – pronounced: ay-hos], according to a Tla’amin Nation media release. An ancestral burial and related archaeological artifacts have been unearthed at an undisclosed location on the island. (Powell River Peak)

If you like to watch: Future of Forests
RE Sources and Center for Responsible Forestry presents a 10-minute film featuring Dr. Jerry Franklin addressing the need to move towards ecological forest management as a better alternative to today's industrial logging. (RE Sources)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  243 AM PST Tue Nov 15 2022   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING   
TODAY  SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 ft  at 13 seconds. 
TONIGHT  SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell  4 ft at 12 seconds.

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