Snowberry [Gardenia]
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry is unlike almost any other plant in the world. Few plants have
such white berries. It is a delicate looking plant with a quietly
enchanting quality. The small clusters of pink flowers in the spring
become the egg-white berries of late summer which last on the plant
until nearly spring. In this way, they offer great fall and winter
interest. The berries are rarely heavy laden, but instead seem to float
lightly in the air, all about the plant. This and their small, scattered
leaf pattern, give the plant a low but airy quality. (King County)
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A trough of lower pressure air has slipped down from the Gulf of Alaska, rapidly saturating the jet stream with rain as cooler air from the north collides with warmer more moist air from the south. The result is a persistent atmospheric river this week, one pointed directly at the Pacific Northwest through Tuesday and again returning this weekend. Sean Macaday reports. (Tacoma News Tribune) Another storm expected for B.C. coast after wet, windy weekend (CBC)
Global warming near levels forecast for 2040: UVic study
The Earth is already warming to levels that experts had hoped wouldn’t happen until 2040. Hannah Link reports. (Times Colonist)
Senate advances sweeping energy legislation in first major action since midterm elections
The Senate on Monday advanced bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for data centers and other infrastructure projects, in the first major action since last week’s election that soundly repudiated President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. Matthew Daly and Jennifer McDermott report. (Associated Press)
The promise and peril of a giant new copper mine proposed in northern B.C.
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The Japanese owners of a Longview paper mill largely shut down by a fatal chemical accident in May plan to restart pulp production in December. The Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant was shuttered after 11 people died and at least eight were injured in a May 26 spill of a corrosive chemical mixture known as white liquor. Paul Roberts reports. (Seattle Times)
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Changes to Tacoma Liquefied Natural Gas facility permit proposed by PSE
The utility describes its proposed revisions are "limited to process equipment and reporting conditions and do not affect the operations of the flare." The Puyallup Tribe of Indians and others are urging the agency to deny the requested modifications or require independent analysis and public comment before any final decisions are made. Debbie Cockrell reports. (Tacoma News Tribune)
Oyster farmers sue Village of Cumberland over sewage overflows
The farmers say overflow from the village’s old wastewater infrastructure has forced closures of the local shellfishery when large rainfalls flood the wastewater lagoons. Scott Van Haren reports. (Times Colonist)
State program proposes $11 million for Skagit-area restoration projects
The state's Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program released its draft list of 46 projects to receive funding — including about $11 million for 10 Skagit-area projects. The allocations are not final until the program receives its state capital funding. Emma Fletcher-Frazer reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)
The Mystery of the Vital, Vanishing Cottonwoods
Inside the drive to restore 500,000 ‘keystone’ trees along the dammed Nechako. Ben Parfitt reports. (The Tyee)
Large vehicles restricted at Orcas Island ferry terminal after cracks discovered in support beams
Starting Monday, Nov. 9, vehicles over 22 feet in length and over 8,000 pounds will no longer be permitted to load and unload at the Orcas Island ferry terminal, after engineers discovered dangerous cracks in structural steel beams on the land-to-ship transfer span. (KING)
What happens to all the pumpkins that don’t get picked from patches?
When Double R Farms closes its pumpkin patch for the year, the leftovers don’t go to waste. Instead, the fowl and fauna feast. Down the gravel path leading from Geri Ruiz’s house to the Double R fields, crows and geese are flying overhead. They land in the fields of mowed-down pumpkins and corn, and they feast. Lauren Gallup reports. (NW Public Broadcasting)
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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
137 PM PST Mon Nov 9 2026
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
TUE
SE wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
Rain.
TUE NIGHT SE wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers.
TUE NIGHT SE wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of tstms. Showers.
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