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Bracken Fern Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken ferns can be found nearly worldwide (they are considered to be the most widespread fern in the world, and one of the 5 most widespread plants), a testament to the dispersability of their very light spores, and their adaptability to a wide variety of soil types. Mature plants may produce a quarter of a billion spores annually, and when multiplied by the millions of plants in our region, there are phenomenal numbers of spores raining continually raining down, so it’s easy to see why Bracken Ferns are early colonizers of disturbed ground and after fires. (10.000 Things of the Pacific Northwest)
Today's top story in Salish Current: New shark research launches decade-long data crusade
'Disastrous': Historic, dominant Fraser River sockeye run collapses
Sixteen years ago the Fraser River saw more than 28 million sockeye salmon return for its dominant run. This year, just four life cycles later, the run has collapsed to 2.8 million fish. Graeme Wood reports. (Times Colonist)
'This event looks to be extreme’: Low oxygen kills ‘extensive’ Hood Canal marine life
Friday, the Washington Department of Ecology documented a “fish kill,” a sudden and unexpected die-off of many fish and other marine life. Dalton Day reports. (KING)
Sixteen years ago the Fraser River saw more than 28 million sockeye salmon return for its dominant run. This year, just four life cycles later, the run has collapsed to 2.8 million fish. Graeme Wood reports. (Times Colonist)
'This event looks to be extreme’: Low oxygen kills ‘extensive’ Hood Canal marine life
Friday, the Washington Department of Ecology documented a “fish kill,” a sudden and unexpected die-off of many fish and other marine life. Dalton Day reports. (KING)
Lead levels above hazardous waste threshold found on Seattle roadway
Public Health is recommending alternate routes after tests found elevated lead levels in a roadway and stormwater catch basin. The contamination was found along the 4200 block of 23rd Avenue W. Shawn Garrett reports. (KING)
Washington state island’s only resident supports transfer from feds to tribe
Tens of thousands of birds touch down here. Rhinoceros auklets. Tufted puffins. Purple martins. Pigeon guillemots. Pelagic cormorants. Great horned owls. Bald eagles. Glaucous-winged gulls. Protection Island is a national wildlife refuge because its bluffs provide some of the Salish Sea’s last undeveloped habitat for burrow-nesting seabirds. It’s especially crucial for breeding pairs of auklets. Daniel Beckman reports. (Seattle Times/The Chronicle)
Jumpin’ Jack Flash: Orca makes movie-myth-busting leap in B.C. waters
South of Victoria, a Bigg’s killer whale known as Jack (T137A) was caught on camera Aug. 20 launching himself repeatedly from the water, leaving boaters in the area speechless. Ben Fenlon reports. (Goldstream Gazette)
Democracy Watch
Public Health is recommending alternate routes after tests found elevated lead levels in a roadway and stormwater catch basin. The contamination was found along the 4200 block of 23rd Avenue W. Shawn Garrett reports. (KING)
Washington state island’s only resident supports transfer from feds to tribe
Tens of thousands of birds touch down here. Rhinoceros auklets. Tufted puffins. Purple martins. Pigeon guillemots. Pelagic cormorants. Great horned owls. Bald eagles. Glaucous-winged gulls. Protection Island is a national wildlife refuge because its bluffs provide some of the Salish Sea’s last undeveloped habitat for burrow-nesting seabirds. It’s especially crucial for breeding pairs of auklets. Daniel Beckman reports. (Seattle Times/The Chronicle)
Jumpin’ Jack Flash: Orca makes movie-myth-busting leap in B.C. waters
South of Victoria, a Bigg’s killer whale known as Jack (T137A) was caught on camera Aug. 20 launching himself repeatedly from the water, leaving boaters in the area speechless. Ben Fenlon reports. (Goldstream Gazette)
Democracy Watch
- Noncitizen voting claims animate Trump's attacks on midterms and set up potential result challenges (AP)
- Trump asks Supreme Court to allow military to discharge transgender troops (Washington Post)
- Trump says he will report NBC host to FCC for ‘rebuke or punishment’ (Washington Post)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
130 PM PDT Sun Aug 30 2026
MON NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
MON NW wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
MON NIGHT W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
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