1/20 Narcissus, king tides, clearcut, climate commitment, Storming the Sound, cruise season, Kinsey pix, week in review

Narcissus

Narcissus
Narcissusis a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil, narcissus, and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the genus. Narcissus were well known in ancient civilisation, both medicinally and botanically, but formally described by Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum (1753). In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for his beauty. According to Tzetzes, he rejected all romantic advances, eventually falling in love with his own reflection in a pool of water, staring at it for the remainder of his life.

King tides are coming to Western WA. Here’s what to know
Communities across the Puget Sound area are preparing for high waters and potential flooding as king tides are forecast to raise waters in the early mornings of Jan. 23-25. Next week’s king tides, or the highest tides of the year, come less than a month after a king tide brought the worst flooding that Seattle’s South Park neighborhood had seen in years, leaving at least 13 homes flooded on Dec. 27. On a smaller scale, seawater swamped shoreside parks and homes in King, Whatcom and Snohomish counties. Vonnai Phair reports. (Seattle Times)

‘Once You've Clear Cut It, That's It’
Lemare Lake Logging Ltd., working on behalf of Kwakiutl First Nation band council, logged a tract of old-growth forest in Kwakiutl territory on northern Vancouver Island after receiving a cease-and-desist order from hereditary leaders. Zoe Yunker reports. (The Tyee)  See also: Loggers warned to steer clear of newly mapped old-growth forest patches in central B.C.  Mapped areas follow watchdog investigation that found biodiversity may be at ‘high risk’ in Prince George timber area. Ainslie Cruickshank reports. (The Narwhal)

Sierra Club BC Loses Lawsuit on Climate Commitment Reporting
A new ruling says the province only needs to update the public on shorter-term targets. Advocates say that’s not enough. Michelle Gamage reports. (The Tyee)

La Conner hosts annual Storming the Sound conference
Environmental educators from throughout the North Puget Sound region gathered in La Conner on Thursday for the Storming the Sound Conference. Each year, environmental organizations, educators and students convene to share the projects on which they are working, as well as progress that has been made. Organizer Susan Wood said 125 participants registered for this year’s event — the 24th since its inception. Emma Fletcher-Frazer reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

Cruise season expected to bring record number of passengers
Victoria expects a record number of passengers to pull into Ogden Point between April and October, as the cruise industry rebounds from the pandemic. An estimated 850,000 passengers are anticipated, up from last year’s record-setting 715,000. Carla Wilson reports. (Times Colonist)

Why Ken Burns and Ralph Lauren buy Kinsey photos from the Whatcom Museum
Thousands of images produced by Darius and Tabitha Kinsey reside at the Whatcom Museum in Bellingham. The collection includes prints, plus glass, nitrate and stereoscope negatives. The museum’s photo archivist, Jeff Jewell, scans the images, and they sell to commercial clients for $1/megabyte. Ken Burns paid about $6,000 for their use in two of his documentaries. Ralph Lauren paid about the same for Kinsey images for its stores in London and Milan... John Harris writes. (Seattle Times)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 1/20/23: Penguin Friday! seal kill, toxic makeup, plastics, OPA 90, BC roe herring fishery, First Nation veto, orca rights, Petrogas penalty.

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Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  222 AM PST Fri Jan 20 2023   
TODAY  SE wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 6 ft  at 12 seconds. A slight chance of rain. 
TONIGHT  SE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell  6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain. 
SAT  S wind 15 to 25 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Wind waves  2 to 4 ft. W swell 8 ft at 16 seconds in the morning. Rain in the  morning then showers and a slight chance of tstms in the  afternoon. 
SAT NIGHT  W wind 15 to 25 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 9 ft at 13 seconds. 
SUN  NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 10 ft at 13 seconds.

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