3/13 Aberdeen Angus, King County culverts, Duwamish cleanup, BC salmon farms, Stanley Park trees, summer wildfires

Aberdeen Angus

  Aberdeen Angus
Aberdeen (Black) Angus are the most popular breed in the U.S., and thanks to some excellent marketing, their meat is in demand, which means these cattle -- and crossbreds with mostly black markings -- often bring a premium at the sale barn. This breed comes from northeastern Scotland and was first brought to the U.S. by a Kansas rancher in 1873. (Successful Farming)


King County auditor issues report on culvert work to restore fish habitat
The King County auditor criticized the county’s work on culvert replacements, saying it is not timing the work for the biggest gain in habitat for fish and that it is not being clear with the public on its promise to residents. County managers concurred with the recommendations by King County Auditor Kymber Waltmunson. Lynda Mapes reports. (Seattle Times)

Companies to pay for Duwamish salmon, wildlife habitat restoration
Several industrial businesses have agreed to pay for the harm they caused to natural resources in the lower Duwamish River as part of two proposed settlements announced in recent days. Crowley Marine Services, 8th Avenue Terminals and the Washington State Department of Transportation will pay for for harming the natural resources of the Duwamish River with hazardous waste. A second settlement valued at over $23 million was announced with General Recycling and its affiliates — Nucor Steel and the David J. Joseph Company. Isbella Breda reports. (Seattle Times)

Salmon farms impacting wildlife: conservation group report
Conservation group Watershed Watch Salmon Society (WWSS) says a new report, compiling numbers of wildlife — from whales to herring — that have been killed by open net-pen salmon farms in British Columbia over the years, points to longstanding problems within an industry it believes should be shut down. But the B.C. Salmon Farmers Association disagrees, saying WWSS is dredging up old information that doesn't fairly characterize how the sector has changed. Karin Larsen reports. (CBC)

Why Are They Cutting Down So Many Trees in Stanley Park?
Who decided? Is it really necessary? What’s next? I followed the trail to answers. Steve Burgess writes. (The Tyee)

As the Northwest spring arrives, so do anxieties over water for farming, and summer wildfires
Across the Northwest, federal, state and regional officials are in general accord, there isn’t enough snow and with the start of spring just days away, the next couple of weeks will determine just how challenging it could get this summer for agricultural irrigators, fish and wildfires. Anna King reports. (NW News Network) https://www.kuow.org/stories/as-the-northwest-turns-toward-spring-agricultural-irrigators-fire-managers-and-water-experts-watch

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  201 AM PDT Wed Mar 13 2024    
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON    
TODAY  SW wind to 10 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Wind  waves 1 ft or less. W swell 10 ft at 13 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind to 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Wind waves  1 ft or less. W swell 9 to 10 ft at 13 seconds subsiding to 7 ft  at 15 seconds after midnight.

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