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Lady Fern [Native Plants PNW] |
Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady Fern is abundant throughout the northern hemisphere; found in all the states and provinces in North America. Natives ate the roots/rhizomes after roasting or baking in a pit. They should always be cooked prior to eating. (Native Plants PNW)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Finally! State ferry system goes out to bid for new hybrid-electric vessels
This Tacoma Waterway contains the most polluted water in the PNW
The Thea Foss Waterway is one of the most polluted recreational
waterways in the United States, according to the Surfrider Foundation
which found high levels of potentially dangerous bacteria in the Foss
during 47 percent of its monthly testing visits. Only five sites were
higher across the nation. All told, 57 labs processed 9,538 water
samples collected from the 567 sites. Craig Sailor reports. (Tacoma News Tribune)
Tribes seek to turn the tide on ocean acidity
Tribal nations and other partners look for ways to reduce ocean acidity,
which has increased 30 percent in 250 years. Richard Arlin Walker
reports. (ICT)
When Settlers Burned Herring’s House, an Ancient Duwamish Settlement
Archaeologists believe Herring’s House to have been the longest
continually inhabited native village in North America. Then, in a few
minutes during March of 1893, Herring’s House fell to an arsonist’s
torch, and a 1,300-year history went up in smoke. John Brockhaus writes.
(Post Alley)
The healing power of fire
Bringing back ancient Indigenous fire practices helps restore cultural
connections, heal the land and strengthen communities. On Gitanyow
lands, restorative fire brings people together and mitigates
increasingly intense and widespread wildfires driven by climate change.
Matt Simmons reports. (The Narwhal) See: Umatilla tribal leader passes the drip torch to future generations learning about prescribed fire. April Ehrich reports. (OPB)
Court revokes protective order for historic Tumwater oak tree
Recently, the city just south of Washington state’s capital has been cut
up over a 400-year-old oak tree. The city calls the Davis Meeker Garry
oak unsafe. Advocates say the historic tree needs to be preserved. At a
court hearing Friday, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Anne Egeler
sided with the city. She decided to remove a temporary restraining
order, put in place May 24. The order was aimed at protecting the tree.
Courtney Flatt reports. (NW News Network)
The little fern that could move a mine
A federal emergency order could stop a proposed open-pit mine near
Rossland, B.C., but the odds are stacked against the threatened species.
Francesca Fionda reports. (The Narwhal)
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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
230 AM PDT Mon Jun 3 2024
TODAY
SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds, SW 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
Rain.
TONIGHT
S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds and W
7 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
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