3/7 Dogwood, BC coast island life, trees v parking, sea-level rise risk

Pacific Dogwood [Native Plants PNW]

Pacific Dogwood Cornus nuttallii
Pacific Dogwood is also known as Western Flowering Dogwood.  It was named after Thomas Nuttall, an English botanist and zoologist. Relationships: There are about 100 dogwood species worldwide found primarily in temperate regions. Pacific Dogwood is found from southwest British Columbia, western Washington and Oregon and on the west slopes of the Californian mountain ranges. (Native Plants PNW)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Artist’s Corner/ The merlin: a bold — even indomitable — bird along the Salish Sea

Dog names
David Beatty writes: "Locally, the common name, dog salmon, for the chum salmon is likely due to the presence of large and long canine-like teeth, especially on the upper jaw of reproductive males. Another name is calico salmon from the color pattern of spawning chum. For marketing, chum salmon are sometimes called silverbrite salmon."

Of Gitnuganaks, Glaciers, and Life at the End of the Last Ice Age
Off the British Columbia coast, scientists guided by Indigenous knowledge are unearthing evidence of island life long, long ago. Devon Bidal reports. (Hakai Magazine)

In Trees Vs. Parking War, Washington Just Gave Trees a Leg Up
Senate Bill 6015, which passed the Washington State Senate Monday in its final vote before heading to Governor Inslee’s desk, includes a provision mandating that cities over 6,000 people, and all counties, in Washington “may not require off-street parking as a condition of permitting a residential project if compliance with tree retention would otherwise make a proposed residential development or redevelopment infeasible.” Ryan Packer reports. (The Urbanist)

New study details the risk of sea-level rise for U.S. coastal cities
A new study of sea-level rise using detailed data on changes to land elevation found that current scientific models may not accurately capture vulnerabilities in 32 coastal cities in the United States.  Mira Rojanasakul reports. (NY Times) https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/new-study-details-the-risk-of-sea-level-rise-for-u-s-coastal-cities/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_inset_1.1

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  246 AM PST Thu Mar 7 2024    
TODAY  SE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 ft  at 11 seconds.  
TONIGHT  SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell  3 ft at 12 seconds.

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