5/31 Rough piddock, WA salmon passages, Indigenous MPAs, forested wetlands, LNG ad greenwashing, Prince Rupert LNG, woodpecker metalheads, week in review

Rough Piddock [Robert Gorman]

 

Rough Piddock  Zirfaea pilsbryi
The Rough Piddock is a clam able to drill through rock. Rough Piddocks have shells up to 6 inches long, one half smooth and the other rough with ridges and points. A fleshy foot extending from the rough end sticks to rock like a sucker. Once in place, muscles in the piddock's foot and body slowly turn the rough shell against the clay or rock and grind away. Thirty slight turns take an hour and rotate the piddock a full circle. Then the creature changes direction and grinds the other way. Slowly, the piddock burrows in. (Friends of Skagit Beaches)

Today's top stories in Salish Current: Limited-equity co-op model moves Lopez Island affordable housing forward / Cute ... and dangerous: suburban deer hazards are real

WA salmon passage projects are getting more than $75 million
Migrating salmon and steelhead face all kinds of obstacles littered throughout Washington. But piece by piece, those barriers will be removed, thanks in part to nearly $75 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. Nearly $40 million of the funding announced will go to nine projects led by tribal nations, including tearing out a dam, culverts and other barriers to fish passage in rivers and streams from the Skagit to the Klickitat. Another four projects, including an effort to reconnect 125 river miles on the western Olympic Peninsula, received nearly $36 million. Isabella Breda reports. (Seattle Times)

Mapping the Growth of Indigenous Marine Protected and Conserved Areas
First Nations are managing their coastal territories in response to colonization. Stories from 10 news outlets explains how. Pippa Norman reports. (The Tyee)

Forested Wetlands Are Missing from Maps
Before they can be conserved, “cryptic” carbon-rich wetlands in the Pacific Northwest need to be documented. Natalia Mesa reports. (High County News/Hakai Magazine)

Leaked Decision Slams LNG Ads for Greenwashing
Claims made about LNG in wraparound ads that ran in major daily newspapers, including the Victoria Times Colonist, could not be substantiated by Ad Standards Canada, a leaked document reveals. Amanda Follett Hosgood  reports. (The Tyee)

Prince Rupert port to get busier with $1.35B gas export plant
Calgary-based AltaGas Ltd. and Netherlands-based joint venture partner Royal Vopak have approved a final investment decision for a large-scale liquefied petroleum gas and bulk liquids terminal project near Prince Rupert, B.C. The companies say site clearing work is more than 95 per cent complete and the project is expected to come online near the end of 2026. (Canadian Press)

'Chimney caps, vent pipes, gutters': Why some woodpeckers are major metal heads
Kevin McGowan, an ornithologist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, said woodpeckers batter wood to find food, make a home, mark territory and attract a mate. But when they bash away at metal, primarily during the springtime breeding season, their metallic racket has two purposes, "basically summarized as: All other guys stay away, all the girls come to me." Sacha Pfeiffer reports. (NPR)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 5/31/24: Parrot Friday, BC old-growth, owl wars, BC hydrogen, raising sea stars, Woodfibre LNG, AK youth climate suit, salmon barriers.

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Here's your weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  223 AM PDT Fri May 31 2024    
TODAY  W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late this  morning and afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at  4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after  midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and  W 3 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain  after midnight.  
SAT  W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to  4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely in the  morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.  
SAT NIGHT  W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W  4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then rain  after midnight.  
SUN  E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft  at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.

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