9/20 Bulrush, Olympic fire, CA oil suit, BC crabbers, eat frogs, WA litter, clownfish

 American bulrush

American bulrush Schoenoplectus acutus
Common tule occurs on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east throughout all of North America except southeastern U.S.in  pond and lake margins, wetland and riparian areas.

Blazes spread in center of Olympic National Park
Large helicopters were requested this week to fight fires in Olympic National Park as blazes chew up acreage in the interior of the park. Peter Segall reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

California Sues Oil Giants, Claiming Decades of Deception
Launching one of the most prominent climate lawsuits in the nation, the state claims Exxon, Shell, BP and others misled the public and seeks creation of a special fund to pay for recovery. David Gelles reports. (NY Times)

B.C. crab fishers tagged with $287,000 in penalties, first-time prohibition, says Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Federal fisheries officials say Canadian crab fishers along the Canada-U.S. border in southern B.C. are facing stiff financial penalties and a first-of-its-kind prohibition for illegally setting traps in U.S. waters beginning in 2018 in Boundary Bay. (CBC)

Seeing so many invasive frogs, he asked permission to harvest them for food. This B.C. district said yes
North Cowichan Mayor said private citizen stepping up to help with bullfrog issue well received by councillors. (CBC)

‘Marred by litter’: Millions of pounds of trash soil Washington roads and state lands
Washington has a litter problem. Nearly 38 million pounds of garbage and other debris were strewn across roads, rest areas and state lands last year, according to a new Department of Ecology-commissioned study. That’s nearly 5 pounds per resident annually. The bulk of the waste – about 26 million pounds – is found on roads and highway interchanges, the report says. Another 10.6 million pounds sullies state and county parks. Laura Demkovich reports. (Washington State Standard)

In Hot Water, Clownfish Grow Up Quick
As climate change becomes more serious, even fish may be forced to grow up too soon. Elizabeth Landau reports. (Hakai Magazine)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  827 AM PDT Wed Sep 20 2023   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON   
TODAY  NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 7 ft at  12 seconds building to 9 ft at 12 seconds in the afternoon. 
TONIGHT  W wind to 10 kt becoming NW after midnight. Wind waves  1 ft. W swell 6 ft at 11 seconds.

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