11/17 Oystercatcher, SouthTacoma mega warehouse, Corps of Engineers, red cedar demise, COVID deer, week in review

 

Black Oystercatcher [Denis Paulson]

Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani
Black Oystercatchers are usually seen in pairs or in small to medium-sized flocks, but may aggregate into larger flocks in sheltered areas. They forage mostly during low tide, moving slowly and deliberately through the rocks in search of food. When alarmed, they take flight with a loud, piercing whistling. (BirdWeb)

Activists continue to fight against South Tacoma warehouse plan
South Tacoma is the city’s most racially diverse and lowest income area. It’s also where Bellevue, Wash.-based Bridge Industrial is planning to build a huge new warehouse complex, on nearly 150 acres of vacant land. And it’s where certain activists seem to never give up – even when they’ve lost a big appeal before city bureaucrats. Bellamy Pailthorp reports. (KNKX)

9 times the US Army Corps of Engineers miscalculated badly at the expense of taxpayers, wildlife
The agency has a history of diving into big construction projects that exceed projected costs, fall short on projected benefits and, in some cases, create new problems that engineers hadn’t bargained for. Tony Schick reports. (OPB)

Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests
Iconic red cedars — known as the “Tree of Life” — and other tree species in the Pacific Northwest have been dying because of climate-induced drought, researchers say. Nathan Gilles reports. (Columbia Insight/OPB)

A Lot of Deer Carry COVID. Should That Worry People?
Recent studies show why it’s important to closely track how the virus is mutating in wild animals. Andrew Nikiforuk reports. (The Tyee) Semi-automatic assault-style rifles to be used for Sidney Island deer kill The cull, starting Dec. 1 and expected to last 10 days, will be carried out by sharpshooters in helicopters, as well as by land and boat. Darron Kloster reports. (Times Colonist)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 11/17/23: Leonid Friday!, tire toxins, oyster farm, WA carbon pricing, Pebble mine, Dabob Bay, WA carbon auction, water quality monitoring

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Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  212 AM PST Fri Nov 17 2023    
TODAY  SE wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 ft at 9 seconds.  
TONIGHT  SE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell  3 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight.  
SAT  SE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 3 ft  at 10 seconds. Rain likely in the morning then rain in the  afternoon.  
SAT NIGHT  SE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming SW 5 to 15 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 3 ft at 9 seconds.  
SUN  W wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell 14 ft at  12 seconds.

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