6/13 Salal, affordable housing, NOAA pledge, salmon emergency, clam gardens, Cornwall landfill, last-place port

 

Salal

Salal Gaulthoria shallon
Salam is an evergreen plant with glossy, waxy foliage that remains beautiful year-round. Fuzzy white or pink, bell-shaped flowers droop from the plant in spring, soon to be replaced by bluish black berries. (Gardening Know How)

Moving in: new affordable neighborhood celebrates in Friday Harbor
A fourth neighborhood of permanently affordable homes in Friday Harbor has celebrated completion, as a 40-unit rental project is in the planning stages. Nancy DeVaux reports. (Salish Current)

NOAA pledges $3 million for new marine life center in Port Angeles
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has dedicated $3 million toward the completion of a new Marine Discovery Center, which will replace the current Feiro Marine Life Center facility on Port Angeles City Pier and NOAA’s Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Discovery Center in the Port Angeles Wharf. Peter Segall reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Indigenous communities in B.C., Alaska, declare state of emergency over Pacific salmon
A group of Indigenous communities from Alaska and B.C. has declared a state of emergency related to Pacific salmon populations, and says First Nations need to be more involved in managing traditional resources. The SEITC recently hosted a summit at Lummi Nation in Washington state for Indigenous leaders from the Pacific coast regions in Canada and the U.S. SEITC is a consortium of 15 Tsimshian, Tlingit and Haida Nations. (CBC)

Ancient Indigenous 'clam gardens' could be modern-day climate solution
For close to four millennia, "clam gardens" on beaches on the west coast of B.C. have provided First Nations with a supply of not just clams but other types of seafood. In the aftermath of the brutal 2021 heat dome on the West Coast, there's renewed interest in this ancient aquaculture technique. Laura Lynch reports. (CBC)

Past Pollution to Future Park
Over a century after the Cornwall Avenue Landfill was opened, a site cleanup has been initiated. This will help the City of Bellingham step away from the pollution from its industrial past and look towards a brighter future. Peik Spencer reports. (The Planet Magazine)

Canada's largest port places 2nd last in global efficiency ranking
The Port of Vancouver placed second-to-last on a global ranking of hundreds of container ports after some cargo ships waited weeks to unload their cargo last year. Compiled by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, the container port performance index lists Vancouver at No. 347 out of 348 — and dead last among ports of similar size. The study uses vessel wait-times as an indicator of overall efficiency. Christopher Reynolds reports. (CBC)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  309 AM PDT Tue Jun 13 2023   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  LATE TONIGHT   
TODAY  W wind to 10 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 ft building to 2 to 4 ft in the afternoon. W swell  4 ft at 9 seconds building to 11 ft at 8 seconds in the  afternoon. 
TONIGHT  W wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell  13 ft at 11 seconds building to 15 ft at 11 seconds after  midnight.

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