1/23 San Juan rocks, OR elk, Canada enviro protection, salmon allocation, animal testing, seabed mining, democracy watch, week in review.

San Juan rocks

San Juan rocks
Many of the rock types exposed in the San Juan area are also visible in the Western Domain of the North Cascades. These rocks were involved in multiple subduction zone collisions occurring over a time span of 500 to 100 million years ago. Many terranes were added to the continent during this time, originating from far locations. These include the Nooksack and Chilliwack River terranes, made of volcanic rocks and sands from distant island arcs, and the Bell Pass mélange and Easton terranes, consisting of ocean floor deposits, bits and pieces of oceanic crust, and rocks from the upper mantle. (WDNR WA100)

Today's top story in Salish Current:  30 years of recognition: building self-sufficiency the Samish way 

Oregon’s elk show genetic fortitude against a fast-moving and deadly disease
Oregon elk have so far escaped the clutches of chronic wasting disease. When it arrives, many won't survive but now scientists have found some of those elk may have a genetic variation that helps them fight it. (OPB) 

Canada failed to protect 25% of lands and waters by 2025
Ottawa says it remains committed to hitting its next conservation milestone even as it races to expand critical minerals production. Ainslie Cruickshank report. (The Narwhal) 

Recreational Fishery Groups Upset about Plan to Change Salmon Allocations
As the federal government is revisiting its salmon allocation policy, fishing groups are divided on what, if anything, needs to change. Amanda Follett Hosgood reports. (The Tyee) 

E.P.A. Promises a Ban on Animal Testing by 2035
Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, revived a plan created during the first Trump administration to end the testing of chemicals on mammals. Lisa Friedman reports.(NY Times) 

New U.S. Rule Aims to Speed Up Mining of the Seafloor
The Metals Company, a prominent seabed-mining company, applauded the change and filed a new application more than doubling the area it hopes to mine. Sachi Kitajima Mulkey reports. (NY Times) 

Democracy Watch

• US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization (AP) 
• Former Native American concentration camp lies beneath current immigration detention center (ICT) 

Salish Sea News Week in Review 1/23/26: Pie day, Western redcedar, BC herring, hottest years, eDNA, LNG salmon, toxic tires, LNG flareup.

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Here's your weekend tug weather— 
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  254 PM PST Thu Jan 22 2026    
FRI  E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at  4 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds.  
FRI NIGHT  E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E  3 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 14 seconds.  
SAT  E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at  3 seconds and W 4 ft at 13 seconds.  
SAT NIGHT  E wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W  4 ft at 12 seconds.  
SUN  E wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft  at 12 seconds.

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