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Low Oregon Grape

 

 Low Oregon Grape Mahonia nervosa
Low Oregon Grape is also called Cascade Oregon Grape, Cascade Barberry, Dull Oregon Grape, Dwarf Oregon Grape or Longleaf Mahonia. This shorter species is referred to as Low Oregon Grape to distinguish it from Tall Oregon Grape, Mahonia aquifolium.  It is found from southern British Columbia to central California, mostly west of the Cascade and Sierra Mountains; but it also occurs in northeastern Oregon and Washington and the Idaho panhandle. [Native Plants PNW]

Today's top story in Salish Current: Michael Flynn brings film ‘Flynn’ to Skagit’s Cowboy Church

GiveBIG
Get that GIVING feeling during GiveBIG on May 7–8. When you give, good things happen in our community. GiveBIG to Salish Current.

Living with Trans Mountain
After a decade of work, oil is flowing through the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. People who live along the pipeline are looking to the future. Josh McLean reports. (CBC)

ABC Recycling withdraws application to build metal shredding facility in Bellingham
ABC Recycling has withdrawn its permit application to build a metal shredding facility on Marine Dr. in Bellingham. The facility would shred large metal items like cars and appliances for recycling. The announcement comes just over a month after the Port of Bellingham voted to terminate ABC’s tenancy at the Port’s shipping terminal. Emma Toscani reports. (My Bellingham Now)

Almost all mountain goats died after airlift from Olympics to Cascades |
Federal authorities moved hundreds of goats to the North Cascades. Tracking showed most died within five years. Now, tribes are trying to save the population. Ta'Leah Van Sistine reports. (Everett Herald)

We’ll Get You Out of Here—Just Follow the Sound of My Voice
How broadcasting the familiar calls of female killer whales saved two males from starvation in an isolated Alaska lagoon. Larry Pynn reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Federal disaster declared for 16 Washington counties
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a disaster declaration following weeks of extreme winter weather in January. The declaration covers Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Ferry, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Skagit, Skamania and Wahkiakum counties, and the Colville Indian Reservation. John Ryan reports. (KUOW)

Tribal Councilmember Appointed to Salmon Recovery Board
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians council member and Northwest Indian Fisheries Commissioner Kadi Bizyayeva has been appointed to the Salmon Recovery Funding Board by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. Her term runs through July 15, 2027. (Fishermen's News)

FISH WAR
FISH WAR is a feature-length documentary that highlights the violent struggle faced by Indigenous nations to exercise their treaty-protected right to harvest salmon in the Pacific Northwest. The film has its world premier May 11 and 12 at SIFF. Produced by Northwest Treaty Tribes Media and North Forty Productions; in-person and streaming tickets here.

New high-resolution land cover data may help with management of coastal areas
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Atmospheric Administration’s coastal change analysis program, called C-CAP, has been around for a couple of decades. The program publicly releases land cover data for coastal areas nationwide, which includes the coast of Skagit County. The data can show coastal change occurring, said Nate Herold, physical scientist with NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management. Emma Fletcher-Frazer reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  244 AM PDT Wed May 1 2024    
TODAY  W wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 ft at 9 seconds.  
TONIGHT  NW wind to 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Wind waves  1 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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