6/6 Lupine, Edison, Swinomish clam garden, Snohomish R. log jams, ocean oxygen, humpback tangle, biodiversity loss

Lupine [Brittanica]

Lupinus
Lupinus, commonly known as lupin, lupine, or regionally bluebonnet etc., is a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae. The genus includes over 199 species, with centers of diversity in North and South America. Smaller centers occur in North Africa and the Mediterranean. (Wikipedia)

Quiet, once-quirky Edison wakes up changed post-pandemic
Change, along with opportunities and tensions, comes with a new bookshop, a brew pub and an artists cooperative in a town of 264. Anna Ferdinand reports. (Salish Current)

Swinomish Community creates clam garden on reclaimed lands
More than 20,000 pounds of rocks passed from gloved hand to gloved hand in an assembly line down the beach near Kiket Island Monday afternoon, June 5, moving the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community another step closer to a modern clam garden on tribal territory. Julia Lerner reports. (CDN)

To build a healthier Snohomish River, more log jams
About $2.8M in grants will help engineer log jams, tear down levees and promote salmon restoration at Bob Heirman Wildlife Preserve. Jordan Hansen reports. (Everett Herald)

As Ocean Oxygen Levels Dip, Fish Face an Uncertain Future
Global warming not only increases ocean temperatures, it triggers a cascade of effects that are stripping the seas of oxygen. Fish are already moving to new waters in search of oxygen, and scientists are warning of the long-term threat to fish species and marine ecosystems. Nicola Jones reports. (Yale 360)

Humpback whale tangled in fishing gear freed off Haida Gwaii
It’s the second rescue mission for a humpback this year, and and more entanglements could be on the way, with more fishing gear in the water as humpback numbers rise. Darron Kloster reports. (Times Colonist)

How do you track biodiversity loss? Check air filters, say scientists
Networks that measure air pollution could be used to gather vital wildlife genetic data say researchers. Prapti Bamaniya reports. (CBC)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  247 AM PDT Tue Jun 6 2023   TODAY  Light wind becoming NE to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind  waves 1 to 2 ft. SW swell 1 ft at 10 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. SW swell 1 ft  at 13 seconds building to W 4 ft at 8 seconds after midnight.

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