Salish Sea News Week in Review November 6, 2020

 

Adolphe Sax

Aloha Saxaphone Friday!
The saxophone is celebrated today on the anniversary of the birth of its creator, Adolphe Sax, born in Belgium in 1814. He was an instrument maker who played clarinet and flute, and he wanted to create an instrument that had both the projection power of a brass instrument and the agility of a woodwind, and would fill the middle ground between the two instrument types. Today saxophones range in size and pitch as follows: subcontrabass, contrabass, bass, baritone, tenor, alto, soprano, sopranino, and sopranissimo. Of all of these the most popular are the soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone.

Despite what the logging industry says, cutting down trees isn’t stopping catastrophic wildfires
An analysis by OPB and ProPublica shows last month’s fires burned as intensely on private forests with large-scale logging operations as they did, on average, on federal lands that cut fewer trees.

Washington to manage wolves within borders after fed action
The state of Washington will take over management of most wolves within its borders early next year, after the U.S. government announced Thursday that gray wolves in the Lower 48 states would be delisted from the federal Endangered Species Act.

The US is leaving the Paris Agreement: How that will affect the global mission to affect climate change r
The U.S. is set to officially withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement on Wednesday, three years after President Donald Trump announced his intent to remove the country from participating in the global forum to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Giant Asian hornet found in Abbotsford, B.C., residents urged to look out for more
A single "murder hornet" was found in Abbotsford Monday and residents and beekeepers are advised to keep on the lookout for more.

BC Parks Foundation wants to buy West Ballenas Island for $1.7M
The BC Parks Foundation is raising funds to purchase West Ballenas Island. Each year, the foundation chooses one special place to concentrate their fundraising efforts.

What 13,000 wildfires teach us about Washington forests
DNR has kept records of every reported wildfire in the state since 2008.  Crosscut took a deep dive into these 13,452 fire records to highlight some numbers that help put this year into context and tell the broader story of our state’s fires.

Grizzly facial recognition a potent new tool for wildlife management
A facial recognition system for grizzly bears could usher in a new wave of celebrity animals that scientists and the public could follow through their lifetimes.

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