10/22 Red squirrel, battery storage, city flooding, bloodroot, shoreline flooding, monarch butterfly

 

Red squirrel

Red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
The Red squirrel is about the same size as the Douglas squirrel and lives in coniferous forests and semi-open woods in northeast Washington. It is rusty-red on the upper part and white or grayish white on its underside.

Today's top story in Salish Current: Commercial salmon fishers struggle with low prices

Banking on batteries: Malahat Nation’s plans for energy self-determination could shore up B.C.’s grid
Battery storage could help solve the electricity grid’s biggest climate hurdles. For a small Indigenous community on south Vancouver Island, it could also be a move toward self-sufficiency and welcoming people home. Zoë Yunker reports. (The Narwhal)

Rain warns Vancouver municipalities infrastructure improvements needed
Municipalities need to think about infrastructure capable of withstanding the bigger swings in rain brought by climate change. Derrick Penner reports. (Vancouver Sun)

This Wildflower Could Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Tuberculosis
In a lab setting, bloodroot has been shown to reduce the growth of the bacteria that cause the disease. Michelle Gamage reports. (The Tyee)

A Radical Approach to Flooding in the UK: Give Land Back to the Sea
When a huge tract of land on the Somerset coast was deliberately flooded, the project was slammed as “ridiculous” by a local lawmaker. But the results have been transformative. Rory Smith reports. (NY Times)

What it’s like to run the 4,000-km migration route of the endangered monarch butterfly
A documentary follows an Ontario group's project to run and chronicle the path of monarch butterfly migration, drawing attention to the environmental destruction that threatens biodiversity. Elaine Anselmi reports. (The Narwhal)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  238 AM PDT Tue Oct 22 2024    
TODAY  SW wind around 5 kt, backing to SE late this morning,  backing to NE early this afternoon, backing to NW late. Seas 3 to  4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers early  this morning, then a slight chance of showers late this morning.  
TONIGHT  W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W  2 ft at 8 seconds.

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