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Field Bindweed
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field bindweed is a perennial herbaceous plant with creeping and twining
stems that grow along the ground and up through other plants and
structures. It has an extensive system of rhizomes that can grow deep
into the soil. Once established, field bindweed is nearly impossible to
fully eradicate. It outcompetes native plants species and can reduce
crop yields. It forms an extensive root system, often climbing or
forming dense tangled mats. Hedge bindweed, Calystegia sepium, also called morning glory is similar looking but has larger leaves and flowers. (WA Noxious Weed Control Board)
Today's top story in Salish Current: What’s next for the environment in Northwest Washington?
Amid Earth's heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330
million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air
by burning fossil fuels than it did last year. Seth Borenstein reports. (Associated Press)
Finding Food and Solace in the Intertidal
On the complex pleasures of harvesting shellfish with the people you love. Emma Marris writes. (Hakai Magazine)
WA voter turnout dropped for all ages — especially young people
Participation for Washingtonians 18-24 dropped 8.5 points from the 2020
election, but improved compared to 2016. Nate Sanford reports. (CascadePBS)
How to Produce Hydrogen Gas as Cleanly as Possible
Green hydrogen? More like electrification with extra steps. Brian Owens reports. (Hakai Magazine)
Identity and environment collide in “Keepers of the Salish Sea”
Like his character Samuel, Squamish Nation playwright Justin Neal worked
a marketing job in New York City and felt like there was something
missing in life. Neal returned to the West Coast and carved his own path
by founding Holy Crow Arts: an Indigenous non-profit theatre company
with a focus on grassroots, community-based projects. Holy Crow’s latest
work is "Keepers of the Salish Sea," which has its world premiere at
The Cultch’s Historic Theatre on November 21. The play follows lead
character Samuel as he receives a life-changing call that brings him
back to Coast Salish lands. Samuel grew up off reserve, and is
light-skinned and white-passing—which causes him to struggle with his
identity. Susan Gill reports. (Georgia Straight)
An arctic fox found in Portland will soon live in a Wisconsin zoo
An arctic fox that was found lost and dirty in Portland last month will
soon have a new home — and a new companion. The animal, nicknamed “Foxy”
by some of her caretakers, will head to the Midwest on Thursday. The
Oschner Park Zoo in Baraboo, Wisconsin, has agreed to house her with its
resident male arctic fox, Apollo. Courtney Sherwood reports. (OPB)
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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
221 AM PST Thu Nov 14 2024
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
TODAY
W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers
early this morning, then a slight chance of showers late this
morning. A chance of showers this afternoon.
TONIGHT
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 15 seconds. A chance
of showers after midnight.
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