Aloha Alice in Wonderland Day (July
4)
On July 4, 1862, Lewis Carroll, whose real name was Charles
Lutwidge Dodgson, gave the first telling of what would become Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland. Carroll was on a boat trip on the
Isis—also known as the River Thames—from Oxford to Godstow, with
his friend Robinson Duckworth, ten-year-old Alice Liddell—who
would become the namesake of his book—and her two sisters, Lorina
and Edith. The girls were the daughters of Henry Liddell, the dean
of Church Christ, Oxford. This was also the
school where Carroll taught mathematics.Oregon
lawsuit could upend federal management of public lands
A new lawsuit challenging a logging project in Oregon threatens to unravel the management plans governing hundreds of millions of acres of federal public land. At stake are thousands of leases and permits covering billions of dollars of economic activity.
A new lawsuit challenging a logging project in Oregon threatens to unravel the management plans governing hundreds of millions of acres of federal public land. At stake are thousands of leases and permits covering billions of dollars of economic activity.
Skagit
governments, state agency reach agreement on salmon recovery
planning
Tribes, county officials, dike and drainage districts and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will now meet regularly to coordinate major habitat projects.
Tribes, county officials, dike and drainage districts and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will now meet regularly to coordinate major habitat projects.
Energy
minister names 5 priority power-line projects for federal
backing
These new intertie projects come as Ottawa set the ambitious goal of doubling Canada's electric grid by 2050 to meet the growing demand from industry, electric vehicles, heat pumps and artificial intelligence.
These new intertie projects come as Ottawa set the ambitious goal of doubling Canada's electric grid by 2050 to meet the growing demand from industry, electric vehicles, heat pumps and artificial intelligence.
Lasting about a week,
the late June 2021 heat dome was Washington’s deadliest weather
disaster. It delivered the highest temperatures ever recorded in
Oregon (119°F), Washington (120°F), and Canada (121°F).
Plenty
of food and conservation have turned B.C. waters into
whale-sighting hot spot
A recent surge of sightings of orcas, humpback whales and other cetaceans along B.C.’s southern coast is in line with scientific studies that show populations have increased.
A recent surge of sightings of orcas, humpback whales and other cetaceans along B.C.’s southern coast is in line with scientific studies that show populations have increased.
Indigenous-led
whale watching tour now offered in Seattle
‘First Stories of the Salish Sea,’ a collaboration with Taproot Travel Co. and FRS Clipper, took its inaugural voyage on June 16, offering the first Indigenous-led whale watching tour in Elliot Bay off of the shores of Seattle.
‘First Stories of the Salish Sea,’ a collaboration with Taproot Travel Co. and FRS Clipper, took its inaugural voyage on June 16, offering the first Indigenous-led whale watching tour in Elliot Bay off of the shores of Seattle.
Using
Salmon Guts to Map Forage Fish Populations
A new study examined thousands of chinook stomachs to track a vital and often overlooked part of the Salish Sea’s food chain.
A new study examined thousands of chinook stomachs to track a vital and often overlooked part of the Salish Sea’s food chain.
The Vancouver Company Working with Trump to Mine the Deep Sea
As the US snubs international law, experts say Canada has a duty to step in.
As the US snubs international law, experts say Canada has a duty to step in.
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