3/28 Grass spider, toxic tire dust, Great Bear MPA, McBarge sinks, coyote, first 100 days, week in review

 

Grass spider

Grass spider Agelenidae
The funnel-weavers, house spiders, and grass spiders represent one of the most common spider families encountered in the Pacific Northwest. Perhaps the easiest recognizable
features of this family are the sheet-like webs they spin with a landing in the front and a conspicuous funnel-shaped entrance in the back.. The spider often hides in the funnel
until an insect lands or crawls over the non-sticky sheet-like web. (WSU)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Community stands in solidarity with immigration advocate detained by ICE

Scientists discover ‘potential breakthrough’ in protecting salmon from urban killer
For decades, toxic tire dust has choked coho salmon before they can spawn in their natal streams...Preliminary results from a recently completed study show certain soil mixes can effectively filter a toxic chemical out of stormwater, boosting coho salmon’s survival rates significantly. The key may be in special soil mixes containing sand, coconut fiber and biochar, a charcoal-like organic fertilizer, King County scientists said this week. Amanda Zhou reports. (Seattle Times)

BC Conservative Candidate Targets Great Bear Marine Protection Plan
North Island-Powell River Conservative candidate Aaron Gunn has proposed killing plans for a network of Indigenous-led marine protected areas on the West Coast. Advocates say Indigenous protected areas will increase economic opportunities. Rochelle Baker reports. (The Tyee)

Transport Canada called in as McBarge quietly sinks into Fraser River
The end is near for McDonald's Expo 86 floating restaurant that never quite found a home after global event. David Carrigg reports. (Vancouver Sun)

The Coyote Next Door
What urban wildlife can teach us about cognition, survival, and how to be good neighbors. Betsy Mason reports. (bioGraphic)

The First 100 Days

• Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for programs with ‘improper ideology’ (Associated Press)
  
• Internal White House document details layoff plans across U.S. agencies (Washington Post)
  
• Trump signs executive order to end collective bargaining at agencies involved with national security (Associated Press)
  
• Trump officials working to strip FEMA’s role in disaster recovery by Oct. 1 (Washington Post)
  

Salish Sea News Week in Review 3/28/25: Piano Day, WA natural gas, mineral mining, David Suzuki, kids climate suit, metal mining, Growlers, pink salmon, BC consumer carbon tax, BC hydrogen, Columbia R treaty, Fraser geese.

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Here's your weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  234 AM PDT Fri Mar 28 2025    
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT    
TODAY  SE wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this  morning and afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 4  seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers. Patchy fog late.  
TONIGHT  SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE  2 ft at 3 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.  
SAT  S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at  3 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.  
SAT NIGHT  SW wind around 5 kt, backing to E after midnight.  Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of  showers in the evening.  
SUN  E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at

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