4/29 Scotch broom, more oil tankers, SRKW extinction, orca calf escape, Children of the Setting Sun, 'ghost bird'

 

Scotch broom [Noxious Weed Control Board]

Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius
Scotch broom is a perennial, many-branched, shrub ranging in height from 3 to 10 feet tall. Scotch broom can be found on roadsides, pastures, grasslands, open areas and areas of recent soil disturbance. Scotch broom is toxic to livestock and is on the Washington State quarantine list. (Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board)

Today's top story in Salish Current: A love of theaters and volunteering

Local border waters are on the cusp of a major rise in oil tanker traffic
Are we ready? Completion of a Canadian pipeline expansion means more crude-carrying vessels passing through the Salish Sea en route to the Pacific, amplifying spill fears. Tom Banse reports. (Salish Current)

Southern resident killer whales face extinction in 75-100 years, study predicts
If more changes aren’t made, prospects appear dim for the survival of the southern resident killer whale. This population of around 75 individuals is heading toward extinction at a rate of one-to-two per cent annually, according to a study published Tuesday  by researchers with B.C.-based Raincoast Conservation Foundation. Nick Laba reports. (North Shore News)

The great escape: Orphaned orca swims to freedom, begins search for family
The young orca's bid for freedom occurred at a high tide early Friday and involved swimming through a swift-moving, narrow channel and underneath a bridge, with Esperanza Inlet in the near distance. Dirk Meissner reports. (Canadian Press)

Children of the Setting Sun shares Indigenous stories with an eye to the future
....Sharing oral histories, gatherings and events through film, podcasts, live events — and soon a digital library — Children of the Setting Sun defies the traditional categories of a “media” group. The cadre of Coast Salish youth, Indigenous artists and creators from across the region and beyond are guided in the projects they pursue by a sounding board of local elders and others. Isabella Breda reports. (Seattle Times)

B.C. photographer captures snapshot of rare 'ghost bird' magpie
With their white chest and grey wings, leucistic magpies are often referred to as ghost birds. (Aaron Sousa reports. (CBC)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  216 AM PDT Mon Apr 29 2024    
TODAY  W wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 7 ft at 10 seconds subsiding to  3 to 6 ft at 10 seconds in the afternoon.  
TONIGHT  SW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SE to 10 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 5 ft at 10 seconds.

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