6/22 St. John's wort, WA snowpack, Orcas green crab, McKinley mill, L130/L129, 'Try Wait' marine protected area, democracy watch.

St. John's wort

 

St. John's wort Hypericum perforatum
St. John's wort, perforate St. John's wort or common St. John's wort is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. H. perforatum is the type species of its genus, known for its historical use in folklore and traditional medicine. (Wikipedia)

WA’s snowpack zapped as drought looms, reservoirs sink
Washington’s snowpack is all but finished, weeks before normal, and some major reservoirs are starting to dip as much as a month early. Conrad Swanson reports. (Seattle Times/paywall) 

First invasive European green crab discovered on Orcas Island
A male European green crab was captured at Deer Harbor last week, the first of the invasive species to be found on Orcas Island. Kenedy Sanchez reports. (CDN/paywall) 

Northwest company purchases former McKinley mill property
A Washington-based company has agreed to purchase the former McKinley mill property and will undergo an evaluation to determine opportunities to return the industrial area to use. Candelaria Industries LLC, an ownership group led by Rob Janicki, will purchase the property located at 1902 Marine Drive, subject to government approval. (Peninsula Daily News) 

New southern resident orca calf spotted as another vanishes
Calf L130 was seen for the first time Sunday traveling with the female L91 near East Sooke, B.C., by Center for Whale Research biologists, who estimated the young whale was between 1 and 3 months old...Biologists could not locate L129, an L pod calf that was first spotted in February. Greg Kim reports. (Seattle Times/paywall) 

Decade Of Big Island’s ‘Try Wait’ Moratorium Spurs Plenty Fish — And Poaching
Ten years of no fishing has led to a huge recovery on a stretch of the Kona Coast. Now comes the hard part: Protecting those gains.  Marcel Honoré reports. (Civil Beat) 


Democracy Watch

• Battle ramps up over WA ballot measure to bar transgender students from girls’ sports (Washington State Standard) 

Here's your tug weather— West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  153 PM PDT Sun Jun 21 2026    

MON  NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft  at 7 seconds.  
MON NIGHT  W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W  4 ft at 7 seconds.

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