9/6 Foghorn Leghorn, lands commissioner suit, BC jellyfish, Aski Restoration, sawmill closing, killing owls, week in review

 

Foghorn Leghorn

Foghorn Leghorn
Foghorn Leghorn was directly inspired by the popular character Senator Claghorn, a blustery Southern politician played by Kenny Delmar who was a regular character in The Fred Allen Show, a popular radio show of the 1940s. The rooster adopted many of Claghorn's catchphrases, such as "That's a joke, I say, that's a joke, son." Delmar had based the character of Claghorn upon a Texas rancher who was fond of saying this. (Loony Tunes Fandom)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Battery farms, energy industry’s new darling, lining up to enter Pacific NW

King County illegally used tool to fix problem ballots, lawsuit says
The state GOP alleges that King County Elections Director Julie Wise did not ensure that voter information transmitted over the app had adequate privacy and security protections because the tool is operated by a private company. The party claims Republican Sue Kuehl Pederson would have defeated Democrat Dave Upthegrove in the primary race if the app hadn’t been used. Jeanie Lindsay reports. (KUOW)

Warming climate leading to more invasive freshwater jellyfish in B.C.
UBC scientists say peach blossom jellyfish have been spotted in 34 places in B.C. Tiffany Crawford reports. (Vancouver Sun)

From oil well to wetland: meet the B.C. First Nations reclaiming old oil and gas wells on their homelands
Aski Restoration is ‘healing the land’ in their historic homelands. In stark contrast to the grass seed sometimes scattered over former oil well sites, Aski Reclamation plants native trees, shrubs and grasses in order to restore the ecosystem of the Saulteau First Nations. Isaac Phan Nay reports. (The Narwhal)

Canfor to close sawmills in Vanderhoof and Fort St. John, B.C.
Around 500 employees affected as company blames high operating costs, U.S. tariffs for latest mill closures. (CBC)

Killing barred owls to save northern spotted owls: Rethinking American wildlife conservation
The Barred Owl is considered “invasive” in the Pacific Northwest and it’s pushing the Northern Spotted Owl to extinction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a plan — kill nearly half a million Barred Owls over the next 30 years. (WBUR)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 9/6/24:Food bank Friday, permafrost thaw, Lummi hatcheries, oil tankers, BC logging, Columbia R. tribes.

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Here's your weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  225 AM PDT Fri Sep 6 2024    
TODAY  E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft  at 11 seconds.  
SAT  NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.  
SAT NIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W  4 ft at 10 seconds.  
SUN  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at  9 seconds.

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