2/28 Earthworm, Whatcom carbon, biosolids, sapsucker housing, lichen, Nisqually quake, wildlife release, truth trust news, Human Elements

 Earthworm [European Scientist]

Earthworm
An earthworm is a terrestrial invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Annelida. They exhibit a tube-within-a-tube body plan; they are externally segmented with corresponding internal segmentation; and they usually have setae on all segments. They occur worldwide where soil, water, and temperature allow. (Wikipedia)

These six Whatcom businesses eligible for climate change allowance auction Tuesday
There are six locations in Whatcom County that emitted more than 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2021, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. They are BP Cherry Point, Phillips 66 oil refinery, PSE Ferndale generating station, the Encogen generating station, Puget Sound Energy across various locations and the Northwest Pipeline in Sumas. Jack Belcher reports. (Bellingham Herald)

Discussions with Nanaimo about CRD biosolids only starting
Plans to send the Capital Regional District’s unwanted biosolids to the Nanaimo area are a lot less firm than was earlier believed. CRD board members approved the proposal on Feb. 8 after staff mistakenly said that the CRD had been in touch with the Regional District of Nanaimo, chief administrative officer Ted Robbins said Monday. (Times Colonist)

Sapsucker housing crisis: endangered woodpecker ‘condos’ are being clear cut
Almost two decades after the Williamson’s sapsucker was listed as endangered under Canada’s Species at Risk Act, the B.C. government continues to sanction logging in the bird’s old-growth forest critical habitat. Sarah Cox reports. (The Narwhal)

Worried about Sea Level Rise? Look for the Lichens.
One of the great infrastructure challenges of the next few decades is to figure out which coastal sites should be abandoned and which can be saved. Lichens can help. Ian Rose reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Tuesday marks 22 years since the Nisqually earthquake. Here’s what WA residents remember
It was the strongest quake to rattle the region since a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in 1965. Over two decades after the Nisqually earthquake, Washingtonians still remember precisely where they were and what happened when the earth rumbled beneath their feet for nearly a minute. Shaun Goodwin and Jared Gendron report. (Tacoma News Tribune)

Returning wildlife to the wild is a one-by-one effort
From whales to baby songbirds, rehabilitation and release efforts play out daily for wild animals separated from their natural worlds. Matt Benoit reports. (Salish Current)

Truth, Trust and the News: "Calling Bullshit"
How do YOU decide what's true? An evening with authors Carl Bergstrom and Kevin West. April 13, Heiner Auditorium, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham. FREE, registration required.  Sponsored by Salish Current, Western Washington University’s Ralph Munro Institute for Civic Education and Whatcom Community College, in partnership with Village Books.

Documenting the front lines of environmentalism in the PNW
A new season of the short-form series Human Elements takes viewers from a 1,000-degree glass kiln on the San Juan Islands to a range with wild wolves. Sarah Hoffman writes. (Crosscut)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  502 AM PST Tue Feb 28 2023   
TODAY  NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell  9 ft at 13 seconds subsiding to 7 ft at 13 seconds in the  afternoon. Showers likely this morning. 
TONIGHT  NW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Wind  waves 2 ft or less. W swell 8 ft at 12 seconds.

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