8/10 Fox sparrow, TM pipe, saving 'Luma,' Perseids in WA

Fox Sparrow [Ryan Schain]

Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
“Sooty” Fox Sparrows breed in deciduous streamside thickets (with willow and blackberry) along coastal Alaska and British Columbia from the Aleutian Islands to Washington, and winter in chaparral farther south along the Pacific Coast. Fox Sparrows forage on leaf litter and bare ground, usually under dense cover. During the breeding season they eat mainly insects—such as beetles, fly larvae, caterpillars, ants, bees, and scale insects. (All About Birds)

Canada to sell pipeline stake to Indigenous groups through special vehicle
Canada plans to sell a stake in the Trans Mountain oil pipeline to Indigenous groups through a special purpose vehicle that will allow individual communities to buy into the enterprise. The government will provide the groups with access to capital so they don’t have to risk any of their own money to participate, according to a letter from Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office that was obtained by Bloomberg. The communities’ equity interest in Trans Mountain will provide them with cash flows and allow them to jointly exercise governing rights, according to the letter, which was dated Aug. 2.  (Bloomberg News)

New deal saves Seattle's celebrity tree, 'Luma'
The tree in Seattle's Wedgwood neighborhood that activists have named Luma, and which prompted a summer movement to save it, will be preserved. The owner of the property, the lender for the project, and the builder have begun work with the Snoqualmie Tribe to preserve the tree as a "culturally modified tree," a term Washington uses to note and preserve trees of significance.  Amy Radiland Dyer Oxley report. (KUOW)

What you should know about watching the Perseids in Washington
Star gazers, the Perseid meteor shower is expected to reach its peak this year on Aug. 12 and Aug. 13 but will remain visible through late August. To find a spot dark enough, stargazers may have to drive a while outside of the Puget Sound area. Here's what else you should know to catch the meteor shower. Helen Smith reports. (KING)

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  503 AM PDT Thu Aug 10 2023   TODAY  W wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt in the evening becoming light. Wind  waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at 9 seconds.

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