9/28 Highbush cranberry, Biden's salmon, Fairy Cr protest ban, Woods Cr trestle, WA state budget, BC Ferries threats

 

Highbush Cranberry [OSU]

Highbush Cranberry Viburnum edule
Highbush cranberry or gooseberry is a species of shrub native to Canada and the northern parts of the US. Numerous Indigenous peoples have traditionally used the plant. The Nuxalk people from the Bella Coola region of British Columbia utilize the berries for food due to the plant's rapid growth rate and high berry production. Notably, a single Viburnum edule shrub can produce a yield of up to 100 berries. (Wikipedia)

Biden calls for ‘abundant’ salmon populations, directs agencies to honor tribal treaty rights
President Biden directed federal agencies to restore healthy and abundant wild salmon populations to the Columbia River Basin. The presidential memorandum also called for tribal treaty and trust obligations to be honored. Tribal and conservation groups applauded the move, calling the memorandum “incredibly historic.” Courtney Flatt and Tony Schick report. (NW News)

Court order that prevents protest blockades at Fairy Creek expires
The court order that made it illegal to block logging activity in the forest near the Fairy Creek watershed on southwestern Vancouver Island has expired. Teal Cedar hasn't said whether it will apply to extend injunction that sought to stop anti-logging protests. Kathryn Marlow reports. (CBC)

As Woods Creek railroad trestle comes down, a new doorway for salmon
The trestle was a toxic, physical barrier for salmon since 1939. Now, migrating fish will benefit from its removal. They are the first group of salmon to benefit from a more than $1.4 million restoration project less than a mile away. The Adopt a Stream Foundation, in partnership with several environmental organizations, helped remove a 165-foot creosote railroad trestle that impeded their migration for decades. Ta'Leah Van Sistine reports. (Everett Herald)

New state budget forecast offers $1B worth of good news for Washington leaders
Lawmakers will have nearly $1 billion more to spend in the current budget, according to the latest analysis from the state’s chief economist. A new forecast released Tuesday projects state revenues will reach $66.7 billion for the two-year budget cycle that began July 1, an increase of $663 million from what chief economist Steve Lerch predicted in June. Jerry Cornfield reports. (Washington State Standard)

B.C. Ferries moves public consultation online after threats
At a recent Sunshine Coast ferry advisory committee meeting, a woman said if B.C. Ferries didn’t make changes, she would ‘take a gun’ to everyone. Also cited: keying of vehicles, shouting, foul language and a disrespect for personal space. Carla Wilson reports. (Times Colonist)

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  233 AM PDT Thu Sep 28 2023   
TODAY  W wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 to 3 ft. W swell 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of  showers. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming NW to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance  of showers.

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