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Paper Birch |
Paper Birch Betula papyrifera
Paper Birch gets its name from the way the bark on older trees will peel
in thin, white, papery sheets. It is also sometimes called Canoe Birch
or White Birch. Paper Birch is widely distributed throughout the
northern regions of North America from Alaska to Newfoundland. West of
the Cascades, Paper Birch is mostly found north of the Skagit in
Washington State, but may also occur in the southern Puget Sound region.
(Native Plants of the PNW)
Today's top story in Salish Current: San Juan and Skagit county council candidates file for August primary
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PhD student at UCLA who studies bird migration, and fly low enough for
researchers to identify, catch and study the species as they pass. On a
really good day, Reckling says, you can see up to 20,000 birds zooming
by as they travel north for the summer. Kai McNamee reports. (NPR)
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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
239 AM PDT Mon May 13 2024
TODAY
W wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 to
5 ft at 11 seconds building to 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds in the
afternoon.
TONIGHT
W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming SW to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft subsiding to 1 ft or less after
midnight. W swell 6 ft at 10 seconds.
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