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| American bittern [Greg Lavety] |
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
A solitary species, the American Bittern is more often heard than seen.
It is a stout heron, with mottled buff-brown plumage. Its neck can be
held in to appear short and sturdy, or extended to look long and
slender. American Bitterns are found in dense freshwater marshes and
extensive wet meadows. They prefer wetlands with thick cattail and
bulrush, mixed with areas of open water. (BirdWeb)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Volunteers work to solve Washington’s kelp mystery
West Coast oil pipeline becomes 1st project designated in national interest
A proposed pipeline carrying one million barrels of oil a day from
Alberta to the B.C. coast has become the first project designated in the
national interest, the federal and Alberta governments have announced.
Listing the West Coast Pacific Link oil pipeline on Schedule 1 of the
Building Canada Act means the federal government has moved from
considering whether it should be built to how it will be built by
fast-tracking and consolidating the approval process, including
environmental assessments. Peter Zimonjic reports.
(CBC)
Korean officials confirm no deal exists to invest in Alaska natural gas pipeline
Korea has not agreed to invest $54 billion in the proposed trans-Alaska
natural gas pipeline — and has not even agreed to invest at all, its
national industry minister, Kim Jung-kwan, told reporters in Seoul on
Thursday. His remarks came hours after President Donald Trump held a
news conference in the White House to incorrectly proclaim that
officials from the Asian nation had agreed to spend $54 billion from a
$200 billion investment pledge on the pipeline project. James Brooks
reports. (
Washington State Standard)
BC Ferries Heads to $1.3-Billion Deal with US-Owned Fuel Supplier
At a time when British Columbia Premier David Eby is championing
buying Canadian, BC Ferries may be preparing to enter a multi-year
agreement to buy fuel from an American-owned company with strong ties to
U.S. President Donald Trump and the governing Republicans. Andrew
MacLeod reports. (
The Tyee)
Study ties oil companies to water crisis. Will it stick in court?
A study published in August may have gifted citizens and
governments a powerful new scientific tool for forcing large fossil fuel
companies to pay for the climate change-associated damages and costs
linked to their outsized carbon footprints. And it’s not alone. Nathan
Gilles reports. (
Columbia Insight)
Seattle’s dams cut off Canada’s salmon. A century later, they may be coming back
After U.S. Tribes won a hard-fought agreement to restore fish passage
around Seattle's dams, First Nations in British Columbia are preparing
for the possible return of salmon to waters they've been absent from for
more than a century. David Moskowitz reports. (
The Narwhal)
Wolves in SE Washington pack to be killed ‘incrementally’ by state officials after livestock attacks
The director of the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife this week
authorized the “incremental” killing of wolves in southeastern
Washington with a goal to stop attacks on livestock. The order is the
second this month that calls for killing wolves in the Couse pack. On
Sept. 17, the department killed an adult male. Since then, at least one
member of the pack attacked again. Aspen Ford reports.
(Washington State Standard)
The Art of the Catch
To bulk up for winter hibernation, Alaska’s brown bears employ a range
of techniques for snaring salmon. Pål Hermansen and Vanessa Minke-Martin
report.
(bioGraphic)
Recreational crab fishing reopening
Local waters that will open to sport crabbing seven days a week through
Dec. 31 include: Marine Area 6 (East Juan de Fuca Strait, Port Angeles
Harbor, Discovery Bay); Marine Area 7 North (San Juan Islands); Marine
Area 7 South (San Juan Islands); Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet). Vince
Richardson reports.
(Skagit Valley Herald)
Fire and Ice
Author David B. Williams discusses his book, "In the Range of Fire and
Ice" with North Cascades Institute founder Saul Weisberg at Village
Books in Bellingham at 6 p.m. on October 8.
Information and reservation here.
Democracy Watch
- 14,000 WA residents expected to lose Medicaid Oct. 1 (KUOW)
Salish Sea News Week in Review 10/2/26:
Peanuts Friday!, clean car rules, funding industry, carbon-market deal,
Skagit eagle center, Truth and Reconciliation, ocean protection,
'sacrifice zones,' LNG expansion, oil and water, Skagit dams, west coast
pipe green lit.
Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
233 PM PDT Thu Oct 1 2026
FRI
S wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Rain likely.
FRI NIGHT
N wind around 5 kt, veering to E after midnight.
Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in
the evening.
SAT
E wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 2 ft or less. Wave
Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds.
SUN
NE wind around 5 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 6 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
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