6/25 Goldenrod, thousand logs, WA wolves, BC silica sand, Roberts Bank megaport, Everett Herald

Western Canada Goldenrod [Ben Legler]

 

Goldenrod Solidago lepida
This plant grows from Alaska to California (including British Columbia) and east across North America to the Atlantic coast. In Washington state, this plant grows on both sides of the Cascades crest and along the coast.

Today's top story in Salish Current: Shaw Island house purchase by county makes no sense

The Estuary Smothered by a Thousand Logs
For decades, scientists have known that allowing the timber industry to store logs in estuaries kills marine life. So why does British Columbia still permit it? Larry Pynn reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Vote nears on ending ‘endangered’ status for WA wolves
The Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission will decide next month on lowering gray wolves’ status under the state’s endangered species law. Environmentalists and others say this would lead to inadequate protection for the animals when they still haven’t recovered in parts of the state. State Department of Fish and Wildlife officials and others contend that not much would change in terms of how the animals are shielded from hunting and argue the move makes sense because wolf numbers have strongly rebounded. Laurel Demkovich reports. (Washington State Standard)

A mine proposed in B.C. would supply the fracking industry —  by way of 55,000 truck trips per year
As B.C.’s LNG industry heats up, a company is proposing to mine silica sand — used in fracking — in B.C.’s interior forests. Here’s what you need to know. Shannon Waters reports.(The Narwhal)

Conservation groups are back in court to protect the Southern Resident Killer Whales from the devastating impacts of the Roberts Bank megaport
Conservation groups are at Vancouver Federal Court [Monday] fighting to uphold laws aimed at protecting endangered species by challenging the approval of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project by way of a judicial review. Represented by Ecojustice lawyers, the David Suzuki Foundation, Georgia Strait Alliance, Raincoast Conservation Foundation and the Wilderness Committee will argue that approval of this megaport is unlawful, as the project cannot be deemed “justified” under environmental assessment legislation when it contradicts another statute — the Species at Risk Act. (ecojustice)

Everett Herald newsroom strikes amid layoffs
News staff at The Daily Herald marched through downtown Everett for a one-day strike Monday, following a dozen layoffs in the newsroom and a year of unsuccessful labor negotiations. “We hope that people who live in these communities can see our passion, because it’s there,” said Sophia Gates, one of 12 Herald staffers who lost jobs last week. Caleb Hutton reports. (Everett Herald)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  251 AM PDT Tue Jun 25 2024    
TODAY  NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW early this afternoon,  rising to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at  9 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft  at 8 seconds.

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