1/19 Miner's lettuce, Western redcedar, herring harvest, Tsawout Nation, desalination, democracy watch.

Miner's lettuce

 
Miner's lettuce Claytonia perfoliata
Miner's lettuce, or winter purslane, is a flowering plant in the family Montiaceae. It is an edible, fleshy, herbaceous, annual plant native to the western mountain and coastal regions of North America. Wikipedia

Today's top story in Salish Current:  Beyond the holiday, MLK Jr.’s vision confronts today’s political reality 

Climate change is killing this PNW tree. In Europe they want to plant it
Western redcedars are declining at home, but they’re climate change winners in Central Europe’s changing climate. Nathan Gilles reports. (Columbia Insight) 

Renewed calls for Moratorium as DFO approves more than 2k tons of herring harvest 
Despite the declining numbers of herring, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has approved more than 2,000 tons of herring to be taken from the Salish Sea this winter, an increase in the harvest rate from 10 per cent last year to 14 per cent in 2025. Tchadas Leo reports. (CHEK) 

Salt Spring Islanders helped First Nation with land purchase
The Tsawout wanted to buy the lot to get road access to reserve land. Salt Spring Islanders jumped in to help out, raising more than $600,000. Michael John Lo reports. (Times Colonist) 

Peninsula First Nation eyes addition to reserves 
The Tsawout Nation purchased a 99-acre Saanichton farm last May, and is considering partnering with a Chilliwack-based developer on developing the property. Michael John Lo reports. (Times Colonist) 

In a warming world, freshwater production is moving deep beneath the sea
Climate change is driving a global boom in desalination as regions turn to the sea for drinking water. Annika Hammerschlag reports. (Associate Press) 

Democracy Watch

• AP obtains documents showing Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez has been on DEA’s radar for years (AP) 

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Here's your tug weather— 
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  159 PM PST Sun Jan 18 2026  
MON  E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft  at 9 seconds.  
MON NIGHT  E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W  4 ft at 15 seconds.

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