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Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
The Pileated Woodpecker is typically found in mature deciduous or
coniferous forests with large trees. It uses semi-open woodlands in
suburban areas. The Pileated Woodpecker is a year-resident in most of Alberta and
British Columbia. It also occurs in West Montana, the northern half of
Idaho, and in most of Washington and Oregon. It is absent from the
central mountains of the latter states.
Today's top story in Salish
Current: St. Joseph Medical Center employees plan strike / County asking for public comment on new environmental regulations
Activist climbs tree near Port Angeles to block cut of older WA forest
An activist has spent the last couple nights perched on a chilly,
wind-rocked platform in a grand fir near the Elwha River, in the latest
flare-up in the escalating conflict over logging of older state forests.
Demands of the protest include immediate cancellation of this cut,
called the Parched timber sale; a pause on all logging in the Elwha
watershed; and a permanent ban on logging the remaining mature forest on
state lands in Western Washington. Lynda Mapes reports. (Seattle Times)
Return of the blobs: SW Washington revisited by decades-old gooey mystery
A curious phenomenon known as the “Oakville blobs” appears to have
returned to a small southwest Washington community, 31 years after the
first reports of an unidentified gelatinous substance fell from the sky.
This time, the goo fell on Rochester, Wash. Libby Denkmann reports. (KUOW)
US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will no longer track
the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters, including floods,
heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to
the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal government
resources on climate change. Alexa St. John reports. (Associated Press)
Necropsy planned for dead grey whale found near Tofino
The carcass that washed up near Tofino this week could be part of a
troubling trend of spring stranding events along the North American
coast. Darron Kloster reports. (Times Colonist)
Democracy Watch
- Trump Declares Biden’s Digital Equity Act ‘Racist’ and ‘Unconstitutional’ (NY Times)
- Gulf of Mexico to be renamed 'Gulf of America' under bill passed by U.S. House (Washington State Standard)
- Trump tells Congress to raise taxes on the rich in budget bill (Washington Post)
- President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden (Associated Press)
- FEMA's acting administrator is replaced a day after congressional testimony (Associated Press)
- Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries (Associated Press)
- Trump Seeks to Strip Away Legal Tool Key to Civil Rights Enforcement (NY Times)
- Transgender troops being moved out of the military under new Pentagon order (Associated Press)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 205 AM PDT Fri May 9 2025
TODAY W wind around 5 kt, veering to NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
SAT NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.
SUN SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
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