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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.
These news clips are a selection of weekday clips collected in
Salish Sea News and
Weather which is compiled as a community service by Mike
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