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Orange sea pen Ptilosarcus gurneyi
The orange sea pen, also called the fleshy sea pen or Gurney’s sea pen, resembles a colorful autumn tree waving in the “breeze” of moving water currents. is actually a colony of tiny animals called polyps working together to form a single organism. As it grows, it adds more polyps, assigned to different jobs depending on their location in the colony. (WA Dept of Ecology)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Dolly Parton’s country legacy sings on in Northwest Washington
Draft NW region power plan lays road map to meet soaring demand
The Northwest will need a large expansion of renewable energy alongside battery storage, energy-efficiency measures and natural gas to meet growing electricity demand, according to the latest draft of the region’s most comprehensive power plan. The draft plan calls for 11,000 megawatts of new generation capacity across four states in the Columbia River basin through 2032, including: 9,000 megawatts of renewable resources; 5,000 megawatts of storage; 2,100 megawatts of natural gas; and around 1,870 megawatts from energy efficiency and conservation. Amanda Zhou reports. (Seattle Times)
FortisBC wants to dramatically expand the Tilbury LNG facility in Delta, B.C.
The urban project is raising concerns about air pollution, emissions and impacts on the Fraser River. Shannon Waters reports. (The Narwhal)
Fire and Ice
David B. William's latest book, "In the Range of Fire and Ice: A Human and Natural History of Washington’s Cascade" is his interpretation of a unique set of environmental and historical conditions and opportunities that illuminate relationships between people and environment, past and present, and natural landscapes and altered ones. For more information.
Democracy Watch
The Northwest will need a large expansion of renewable energy alongside battery storage, energy-efficiency measures and natural gas to meet growing electricity demand, according to the latest draft of the region’s most comprehensive power plan. The draft plan calls for 11,000 megawatts of new generation capacity across four states in the Columbia River basin through 2032, including: 9,000 megawatts of renewable resources; 5,000 megawatts of storage; 2,100 megawatts of natural gas; and around 1,870 megawatts from energy efficiency and conservation. Amanda Zhou reports. (Seattle Times)
FortisBC wants to dramatically expand the Tilbury LNG facility in Delta, B.C.
The urban project is raising concerns about air pollution, emissions and impacts on the Fraser River. Shannon Waters reports. (The Narwhal)
Fire and Ice
David B. William's latest book, "In the Range of Fire and Ice: A Human and Natural History of Washington’s Cascade" is his interpretation of a unique set of environmental and historical conditions and opportunities that illuminate relationships between people and environment, past and present, and natural landscapes and altered ones. For more information.
Democracy Watch
- Trump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report (KUOW)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
131 PM PDT Mon Aug 31 2026
TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
TUE NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight.
TUE W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
TUE NIGHT S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight.
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