3/11 Cowbird, fish barriers, sea otter return, bog bird's-foot trefoil, 'Red Paint'

Brown-headed cowbird [Greg Gillson]

Brown headed cowbird Molothrus ater
The Brown-headed Cowbird is a migratory blackbird. It arrives in the Pacific NW in April and remains into October. The Brown-headed Cowbird does not build its own nest. Instead, it lays its eggs in nests of other birds. In fact, at least 221 known bird species have been hosts to Brown-headed Cowbirds. They usually only lay one egg per host nest. The host parent, often a much smaller species of bird, raises the cowbirds' young, usually to the detriment of its own young. (Pacific NW Birder)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Findings released re November hunting fatality on Lopez

Removing WA salmon barriers surges to $1M a day, but results are murky
Washington, rushing to meet a court deadline in a tribal fishing rights lawsuit, spends billions on construction, but some of it may be useless for salmon today. Mike Reicher reports. (Seattle Times) See also: 6 things to know about the costliest salmon recovery program in WA (Seattle Times)

Sea otter's return opened path to restore West Coast salt marsh
The multi-decadal study, carried out in central California, could hold lessons for British Columbia, whose sea otter population was nearly exterminated through decades of poaching. Stefan Labbé reports. (Times Colonist)

Nanaimo calls on governments to help protect rare plant
Hosackia pinnata (earlier called Lotus pinnatus), also known as Bog bird’s-foot trefoil, has been the floral emblem of the city since 2010. Carla Wilson reports. (Times Colonist)

‘Red Paint’ looks into the healing journey, ancestry of a Coast Salish poet
Indigenous author Sasha LaPointe intertwines her story of healing from some of the most difficult experiences a person can go through with her development as an artist, while weaving in compelling histories of the women who came before her. Questen Inghram reports. (Salish Current)

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  813 AM PDT Mon Mar 11 2024    
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON    
TODAY  SE wind 10 to 20 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 13 ft at 14 seconds  subsiding to 9 to 11 ft at 14 seconds in the afternoon.  
TONIGHT  S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 8 to  9 ft at 14 seconds subsiding to 3 to 7 ft at 13 seconds after  midnight. Swell NE 3 ft.

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3/8 Sun dog, marbled murrelets, BC coral reef, ghost gear glut, WA legislature bills, week in review

 

Sun dogs [Gopherboy6956/Public Domain]

Sun dog
The sun dog is a member of the family of halos caused by the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the atmosphere. Sun dogs typically appear as a pair of subtly colored patches of light, around 22° to the left and right of the Sun, and at the same altitude above the horizon as the Sun. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Washington lawmakers vote to shore up ferry service on final day of session

Science notebook: Winter studies of Puget Sound's threatened marbled murrelets
For years now, scientists have been braving the cold winter waters of Puget Sound to study one of the region's most enigmatic seabirds, the marbled murrelet. Listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in Washington, Oregon, and California, marbled murrelets nest in old-growth forests but find their food at sea. Much research on the birds has centered around the spring and summer breeding season, but less is known about what the murrelets do in winter. That puzzle prompted a team of scientists from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to head out on the water last January. Eric Wagner reports. (Salish Sea Currents)

Government closes bottom-contact fishing near rare B.C. coral reef
The reef, located about 500 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, is the most northern known coral reef in the Pacific Ocean. (Canadian Press)

In Graphic Detail: Gluts of Ghost Gear
Each year, a staggering amount of fishing gear is discarded into the ocean. Elena Kazamia reports. (Hakai Magazine)

Bills, bills, bills: What passed and failed in the 2024 legislative session
Washington lawmakers proposed over 1,000 bills this year. What’s headed to the governor’s desk and what got left behind. Laurel Demkovich, Grace Deng and Jerry Cornfield report. (Washington State Standard)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 3/8/24: Women's Day!, Nisqually park, illegal dumping, forest fires, military training, George Heyman, methanol-fueled tugs, hydro output.

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  257 AM PST Fri Mar 8 2024    
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH  LATE TONIGHT TODAY  SE wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 15 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. SW swell 3 ft at 9 seconds.  
TONIGHT  SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. W swell  5 ft at 11 seconds building to 7 to 8 ft at 13 seconds after  midnight.  
SAT  S wind 15 to 25 kt becoming SW 10 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft subsiding to 1 to 3 ft in the  afternoon. Mixed swell W 8 ft at 12 seconds and SE 8 ft at  9 seconds.  
SAT NIGHT  S wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. Mixed  swell W 6 ft at 10 seconds and SE 8 ft at 9 seconds.  
SUN  SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft. Mixed swell SW  7 ft at 12 seconds and SE 9 ft at 10 seconds.

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3/7 Dogwood, BC coast island life, trees v parking, sea-level rise risk

Pacific Dogwood [Native Plants PNW]

Pacific Dogwood Cornus nuttallii
Pacific Dogwood is also known as Western Flowering Dogwood.  It was named after Thomas Nuttall, an English botanist and zoologist. Relationships: There are about 100 dogwood species worldwide found primarily in temperate regions. Pacific Dogwood is found from southwest British Columbia, western Washington and Oregon and on the west slopes of the Californian mountain ranges. (Native Plants PNW)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Artist’s Corner/ The merlin: a bold — even indomitable — bird along the Salish Sea

Dog names
David Beatty writes: "Locally, the common name, dog salmon, for the chum salmon is likely due to the presence of large and long canine-like teeth, especially on the upper jaw of reproductive males. Another name is calico salmon from the color pattern of spawning chum. For marketing, chum salmon are sometimes called silverbrite salmon."

Of Gitnuganaks, Glaciers, and Life at the End of the Last Ice Age
Off the British Columbia coast, scientists guided by Indigenous knowledge are unearthing evidence of island life long, long ago. Devon Bidal reports. (Hakai Magazine)

In Trees Vs. Parking War, Washington Just Gave Trees a Leg Up
Senate Bill 6015, which passed the Washington State Senate Monday in its final vote before heading to Governor Inslee’s desk, includes a provision mandating that cities over 6,000 people, and all counties, in Washington “may not require off-street parking as a condition of permitting a residential project if compliance with tree retention would otherwise make a proposed residential development or redevelopment infeasible.” Ryan Packer reports. (The Urbanist)

New study details the risk of sea-level rise for U.S. coastal cities
A new study of sea-level rise using detailed data on changes to land elevation found that current scientific models may not accurately capture vulnerabilities in 32 coastal cities in the United States.  Mira Rojanasakul reports. (NY Times) https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/new-study-details-the-risk-of-sea-level-rise-for-u-s-coastal-cities/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_inset_1.1

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  246 AM PST Thu Mar 7 2024    
TODAY  SE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 2 ft  at 11 seconds.  
TONIGHT  SE wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell  3 ft at 12 seconds.

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3/6 Dog salmon, hydro output, Skagit gravel mine, BC Hydro LNG line

 

Dog salmon [NOAA]

Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta
The chum salmon is also known as dog salmon or keta salmon. The English name "chum salmon" comes from the Chinook Jargon term tzum, meaning "spotted" or "marked"; while keta in the scientific name comes from Russian, which in turn comes from the Evenki language of Eastern Siberia. The term 'Dog Salmon' is most commonly used in Alaska and refers to the Salmon whose flesh Alaskans use to feed their dogs. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Wait for information about Lopez Island hunting fatality nears an end

U.S. hydropower output drops to 20-year low as Northwest snowpack shrinks
American rivers produced less hydropower in 2023 than at any time in at least 20 years, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration...Washington hydropower fell 23% in “water year 2023”— the 12-month period from October 2022 to September 2023. In Oregon, the next-biggest hydro producer, it fell 22%. John Ryan reports. (KUOW)

New Skagit hearing examiner to review controversial decision on gravel mine project
Skagit County Commissioners have assigned a new hearing examiner to review plans for a controversial gravel mine in a rural area north of Sedro-Woolley...The county is paying William H. Nielsen $35,000 to reconsider Reeves’ decision, according to a contract obtained by Cascadia Daily News. Nielsen, who was appointed Friday, March 1, has 90 days to review the materials and issue a decision on the project that has been stuck in limbo for more than six years. Isaac Stone Simonelli reports. (CDN)

BC Hydro wants to remove new LNG transmission line from environmental assessment: confidential docs
The publicly funded line from Prince George to Terrace will affect property owners, farmland, waterways and at-risk species. Documents obtained by The Narwhal show BC Hydro's plans to replace an environmental assessment with a 'streamlined process.' Sarah Cox reports. (The Narwhal)

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  244 AM PST Wed Mar 6 2024    
TODAY  N wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 3 ft at  12 seconds.  
TONIGHT  W wind to 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Wind waves  1 ft. W swell 3 ft at 10 seconds.

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3/5 Dogfish, forest fires, military weapons, salmon farming, George Heyman, methanol-fueled tugs, enviro justice leadrs, dogwinkle

Dogfish

Pacific Spiny Dogfish shark Squalus suckleyi
Dogfish are small, bottom-dwelling sharks that live along the northern Pacific and Atlantic coasts. They are able to travel long distances, and their habitat can range from dark depths of 3,000 feet to shallower waters receiving ample sunlight. Dogfish can live for over 40 years, and in the Pacific they have even been known to live as long as 70 years. (Seattle Aquarium)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Sikh community’s worship and gatherings are open to all

Long-term forecast predicts increased forest fire activity in Oregon and Washington’s dampest areas
Hotter and more intense fires are likely coming to the Pacific Northwest’s cooler and wetter forests. That’s from new research led by an Oregon State University scientist. Brian Bull reports. (OPB)

Can Marine Mammals and Munitions Coexist?
As the humpback whale population rebounds in an area of the Salish Sea used for military weapons training, scientists raise concerns. andrea bennett reports. (The Tyee)

Does Land-Based Salmon Farming Make Sense for the Northwest?
On April 13, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz – the former long-shot candidate for governor, the current shorter-shot candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives – announced that her department had signed a letter of Intent with Nova-Scotia-based Sustainable Blue to explore sites for land-based salmon aquaculture on land managed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Dan Chasen writes. (Post Alley)

B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman won't seek re-election
Heyman will endorse former Vancouver councillor Andrea Reimer to seek NDP nomination. (Canadian Press)

Sanmar embarks on construction of world’s first methanol-fueled escort tugs
Based on the RAsalvor 4400-DFM design from Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd, initial phase of building world’s first pair of methanol-powered escort tugs has begun. The new tugs will service Canada’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP), escorting tankers from the harbour limits of the Port of Vancouver to the open Pacific Ocean through the commercial shipping lanes of the Salish Sea. (Safety4Sea)

WA group offers $100K prize for PNW environmental justice leaders
Environmental justice group Washington Conservation Action is accepting applications for the annual $100,000 Bullitt Prize through June 1, 2024. The award is meant to support new environmental justice leaders (under age 35) from across the Pacific Northwest. The eligibility criteria have expanded from academic leaders and now include individual and group professional and grassroots pioneers. (Cascade PBS)

Frilled Dogwinkle
Reader John Conley writes: "Thank you for mentioning the Frilled Dogwinkle!  These are wonderful, abundant, under-appreciated creatures.  Archeological digs recently (at Ozette, among other places) have revealed the fact that this little mollusc was an important food source for indigenous peoples in our area.  Two other interesting facts about this mollusc are that the females (primarily) congregate in late Winter in large numbers to lay their eggs in common “maternal nurseries”.  The eggs, commonly referred to as “sea oats”, due to their appearance, are laid around the base of the rocks that the snails are congregating upon.  The second interesting fact is that each egg capsule contains 12-15 eggs, and roughly half of them are infertile. When the fertile eggs hatch, the larva (veligers) eat the infertile ones.  Mom (and Dad) are long gone, but they have left the kids their first meal."

A Nucella “nursery”

“Sea Oats”: Nucella egg capsules

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  324 AM PST Tue Mar 5 2024    
TODAY  E wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft. W swell 3 ft at  8 seconds.  
TONIGHT  NW wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 ft  at 10 seconds.

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3/4 Dog whelk, WA lege, Nisqually park, HG Haley cleanup, Victoria water, humpbacks, Scott Chase, illegal BC dumping, dead bald eagles, oil industry liability, 'natural gas'

Frilled dog whelks

Frilled Dog Whelk Nucella lamellosa
This snail reaches great abundance in the intertidal zone of Pacific Northwest shores, where it can easily be found resting on rocks when the tide is out. Beginning beachcombers will be convinced they have found numerous species, as this species seems to be one of the most variable gastropods known. The largest individuals produce shells up to 10 cm in length. Color variation is extreme, from pure white to golden to rich brown to almost black and with many variations in striping patterns around the shell. Some of the striped forms are quite handsomely patterned. (University of Puget Sound)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Community Voices / Shaw Island project restores beach to natural state

WA lawmakers hear initiatives, kill big bills in week 8 of legislative session
During the penultimate week of Washington's 2024 legislative session, lawmakers left behind some major bills, committees held public hearings and voted on some high-profile initiatives, and several measures crossed the finish line. Jeanie Lindsay reports. (KNKX)

Washington’s first state park in nearly 40 years is closer to completion
The development of Nisqually State Park outside Eatonville has been in the works for nearly four decades. Now, parks officials expect Washington’s newest state park to be fully completed by next summer. It’s the first time a local tribe has been made a serious partner in the development of a new park. The land has major cultural significance to the Nisqually Tribe, and the waterways, which need protection, are vital to salmon populations. Tyler Vinson reports. (Tacoma News Tribune)

Toxic cleanup planned in advance of new Bellingham WA park
A long-planned cleanup at a former industrial site and landfill on the Bellingham waterfront will begin soon, in anticipation of a new park that is expected to become a popular bayside attraction. It’s commonly known as the RG Haley site for the company that last used the land south of where Cornwall Avenue dead-ends at the shoreline, a 17-acre tract stretching all the way to Boulevard Park. Robert Mittendorf reports. (Bellingham Herald)

Health officer recommends $1.1B water filtration plant
The office responsible for ensuring Greater Victoria has a supply of potable water is recommending that the Capital Regional District continue planning to build a $1.1-billion water-filtration plant. Island Health medical health officer Mike Benusic told the CRD’s water commission that even if it does not end up supplementing the Sooke Lake Reservoir with water from the Leech River, planning for a filtration plant should continue because of the effects of climate change and to ensure a safe supply. Andrew A. Duffy reports. (Times Colonist)

Humpback whale numbers fall 20% but scientists aren't worried yet
A sprawling international study of humpback whales in the northern Pacific has found their population has shrunk significantly since 2012 — despite the once-endangered species' remarkable comeback from the brink of extinction.  The new research, published in Royal Society Open Science journal on Wednesday, estimated a roughly 20 per cent drop in the cetacean species' numbers over a decade. avid P. Ball report. (CBC) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/whales-pacific-science-1.7131768

Protecting the Salish Sea: Scott Chase named Coastal Volunteer of the Year
Camano Island resident Scott Chase was named the Jan Holmes 2024 Coastal Volunteer of the Year by Island County Marine Resources Committee, Sound Water Stewards and Washington State University Extension. Isabella Loy reports. (Stanwood Camano News)

‘They’ve destroyed the land’: Illegal dumping on BC farmland
It’s against the law to dump construction material on land reserved for farming but its increasingly being used as a cheaper alternative to authorized sites, which can charge more than $1,000 a load. Glenda Luymes reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Death of 19 bald eagles in Prince Rupert being investigated
The City of Prince Rupert is investigating the death of 19 bald eagles at its local landfill on Jan. 4 "covered in a substance that wasn't allowing them to escape" from a pond containing liquid waste that someone had disposed of at the dump, and died as a result. (CBC)

Webinar on financial responsibility for oil industry
The Washington State Department of Ecology has proposed rulemaking on holding oil industry facilities financially accountable for oil spills and their related damages. A Feb. 20 webinar featured two presentations outlining the drastic insufficiency of the proposed financial responsibility requirement and unpacking the externalized costs the oil industry avoids, concluding with tips and guidance on providing effective testimony at the upcoming online hearings hosted by the DOE. Isabel Ashley reports. (Islands Sounder)

Why do we call a dirty fossil fuel ‘natural’ gas?
For just a seven-letter adjective, “natural” carries a lot of weight. Why? What’s in a name? Natural gas by any other would smell just as flatulent. Well, what began as a simple — even logical — distinction in the early 1800s has transitioned into a wildly successful branding campaign for fossil fuel companies. Conrad Swanson reports. (Seattle Times)

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  227 AM PST Mon Mar 4 2024    
TODAY  W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 ft  at 9 seconds.  
TONIGHT  N wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 5 ft  at 9 seconds subsiding to 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds after midnight.

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3/1 Pacific oyster, Tacoma trees, Alouette R junk, BC chronic wasting disease, BC civil foreclosure, Cascade PBS, week in review

 

Pacific Oyster [WDFW]

Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas
The Pacific oyster, Japanese oyster, or Miyagi oyster (Magallana gigas) is an oyster native to the Pacific coast of Asia. It has become an introduced species in North America, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand. The larvae of the Pacific oyster are planktotrophic, and are about 70 µm at the prodissoconch 1 stage. The larvae move through the water column via the use of a larval foot to find suitable settlement locations. They can spend several weeks at this phase, which is dependent on water temperature, salinity, and food supply. Over these weeks, larvae can disperse great distances by water currents before they metamorphose and settle as small spat. Similar to other oyster species, once a Pacific oyster larva finds a suitable habitat, it attaches to it permanently using cement secreted from a gland in its foot. After settlement, the larva metamorphoses into a juvenile spat. The growth rate is very rapid in optimum environmental conditions, and market size can be achieved in 18 to 30 months. Unharvested Pacific oysters can live up to 30 years. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Tyler Schroeder to lead Port of Bellingham economic development

Tacoma gets $1.3 million to plant more trees in effort to protect kids, cool the city
Parts of Tacoma are so lacking in trees they look more like a desert than the Evergreen State. That could change soon now that the city and the nonprofits it partners with are getting $1.3 million in grants aimed to get more trees in the ground. (Tacoma News Tribune)

Cleanup crew hauls tonnes of junk out of Alouette River
Decades worth of abandoned boats, docks and other junk removed this week
Rafferty Baker reports. (CBC)

Chronic wasting disease threatens First Nations food security
Two deer in B.C. recently tested positive for the incurable neurological disease, sparking concern for those who hunt for their food. Rochelle Baker reports. (National Observer)

B.C. seeks $6M in properties allegedly tied to illegal crab sales
The B.C. director of civil forfeiture alleges money from crab sales was laundered through commercial property in Richmond and a Vancouver house. Gordon Hoekstra reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Crosscut, KCTS 9 come together as Cascade PBS
It’s a new era for Seattle’s news and original productions landscape. What we once knew as Crosscut and KCTS 9 are evolving into Cascade PBS starting today. (Cascade PBS)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 3/1/24: Pig Friday, Columbia Basin plan, Chinook Indian Nation, BC firefighting, BC new ferries, herring fisheries, TM pipe cost, gray whales, Fraser oil spill, wildfires

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  210 AM PST Fri Mar 1 2024    
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT    
TODAY  SE wind 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 7 ft  at 14 seconds.  
TONIGHT  SE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 6 ft  at 13 seconds.  
SAT  S wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 5 ft at  12 seconds.  
SAT NIGHT  SW wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Wind  waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 6 ft at 12 seconds.  
SUN  SE wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 4 ft at  11 seconds.

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