Friday, July 25, 2025

Turkey vulture, BC mills, cedar bough theft, Great Bear Sea, democracy watch, week in review

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  Turkey Vulture Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura The most widely distributed vulture in the New World, the Turkey Vulture is a large, predo...
Thursday, July 24, 2025

7/24 Creeping jenny, PFAS, Rayonier cleanup, Tofino rentals, AI on the seas, green energy projects, Ocean spray, democracy watch

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  Creeping jenny [Gardenista] Creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia Creeping jenny is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family P...
Wednesday, July 23, 2025

7/23 Ocean spray, EPA climate, steelhead ESA, disaster rebuild, BC northern pipe, democracy watch

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  Ocean Spray Ocean Spray   Holodiscus discolor Ocean spray is also known as Creambush, Creambush Rock Spirea or Ironwood.  Both Oceanspra...
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

7/22 Horse clam, Canada LNG. shooting owls, mountain lion attack, derelict fed ships, outdoor school cuts, Stanley Park trees, fish passage suit, oyster shell biz, democracy watch

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  Horse clam Horse clam Tresus nuttallii The horse clam, aka Pacific gaper, has an elongated shell, with the length typically 1½ times th...
Monday, July 21, 2025

7/21 Hardhack, Indian Cr spill, shooting owls, EPA shutdown, Vancouver is forests, democracy watch

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Hardhack Hardhack S piraea douglasii Spiraea dougla sii is a species of flowering plant in the rose family. Common names include har...
Friday, July 18, 2025

7/18 Trumpet honeysuckle, gulls, Little Pilchuck, Island Marble butterfly, LA coastal restoration, funding cut, democracy watch, week in review

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Trumpet Honeysuckle     Trumpet Honeysuckle Lonicera ciliosa The common name, honeysuckle, comes from the fact that children enjoy suckin...
Thursday, July 17, 2025

7/17 Flattop crab, orca count, Pebble Mine, roadless rule repeal, Clearwater mining, public broadcasting clawback, Nextdoor, democracy watch

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Flattop crab [Alexandra Tyler]   Flattop crab Petrolisthes eriomerus Petrolisthes eriomerus is a species of marine porcelain crab ...