11/27 Diatryma, beach restoration, bird flu infection, BC Ferries funding gap, week in review

 

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Diatryma [Dan Coe]

Diatryma footprint
A 50-million-year-old fossilized footprint of Diatryma, a giant flightless bird, was found in the Racehorse Creek near Deming. The bird walked across mud deposited on top of sand, probably on the bank of a stream in the subtropical floodplain environment of the Chuckanut Formation. (NW Geology)

Today's top story in Salish Current: First-time voters and last-minute ballots / Post-election political, media realignments mean greater role for local news

'Sometimes you only get one shot.' Restoring salmon habitat and rejuvenating a South Seattle beach
Ashley Townes is leading a $300,000 project and working alongside the Rainier Beach Link2Lake committee, a neighborhood group, to bolster fish habitat as part of a larger project to rejuvenate Be’er Sheva Park in South Seattle, a Lake Washington beach that serves historically Black and diverse neighborhoods. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez reports. (KUOW)

Bird flu in B.C.: Teen infected with H5N1 stable but remains critically ill
Health officials have been unable to locate the source of the teen's exposure, despite exhausting contact tracing and tests. Cheryl Chan reports. (Vancouver Sun)

B.C. Ferries faces 'funding gap' as fares fail to keep pace with capital costs
The cost of building new ferries is 40 per cent higher than it was in 2020, CEO Nicolas Jimenez told the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce. Carla Wilson reports. (Times Colonist)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 11/27/28: Turkey Day, climate pollution, ship-whale collision zone, polluted pilings, Kootenay Creek settlement, Columbia R treaty.

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Here's your Thanksgiving week and weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  340 AM PST Wed Nov 27 2024    
TODAY  W wind 5 kt, backing to SW late. Seas around 3 ft. Wave  Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Chance of  showers.  
TONIGHT  S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW  2 ft at 4 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Chance of showers.  
THU  S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft  at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers in the  morning, then showers likely.  
THU NIGHT  SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening,  then around 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and W  2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely.  
FRI  SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft  at 6 seconds. Rain likely, mainly late in the day.  
FRI NIGHT  SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight.  Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at  12 seconds. Rain likely.  
SAT  SE wind 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9  seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 21 seconds.  
SAT NIGHT  E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W  5 ft at 16 seconds and W 3 ft at 19 seconds.  
SUN  E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at  17 seconds.

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