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Orcas spotted in Penn Cove for the first time in over five decades
Oak Harbor, Washington, United States
7 Nov 2024
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Bluefin tuna washes up far from home in Salish Sea
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Hunts Point, Washington, United States
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Invasive European green crab found in Nuu-chah-nulth territories
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Coupeville, Washington, United States
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Winslow, Washington, United States
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Seattle already set a record high temperature Sunday; Monday’s forecast is ‘unheard of’
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Anacortes, Washington, United States
26 Jun 2021
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Zebra mussels on Marimo moss balls are causing an emergency in WA
Seattle, Washington, United States
25 Feb 2021
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8 homes on Hood Canal evacuated due to landslide on Kitsap County cliff
Poulsbo, Washington, United States
5 Jan 2021
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Lake Washington sockeye hit record low, another signature Seattle fish at brink of extinction
Seattle, Washington, United States
2 Jan 2021
Seattle Times
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An Increase of Hail in Victoria, British Columbia
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jan 2021
LEO Network
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Multiple bear sightings in Saanich, near UVic
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Jun 2020
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Black bears on the move: more heading south
Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
4 Jun 2020
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Invasive Himalayan Blackberry Out-competing Native Bushes
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2 Jun 2020
LEO Network
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Caught on cam: Tornado touches down on Vancouver Island
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
21 May 2020
ctvnews
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Invasive Common Wall Lizard Continues to Spread, Saanich
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1 May 2020
LEO Network
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Urban Deer Playing
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
31 Mar 2020
LEO Network
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Landslide threat increasing as powerful storm expected by weekend
Des Moines, Washington, United States
9 Jan 2020
Q13 FOX News
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Des Moines, Washington, United States
3 Jan 2020
The Columbian
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Rare flock of birds spotted in Oak Bay
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
29 Nov 2019
Victoria News
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Blue Jay (
Cyanocitta cristata
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University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1 Nov 2019
Twitter
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Schools of California Anchovy
(Engraulis mordax)
Ross Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
6 Oct 2019
LEO Network
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Brown Pelican
(Pelecanus occidentalis)
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St. Margerats Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep 2019
LEO Network
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Where are the endangered whales? Southern residents haven't been spotted in B.C.'s Salish Sea
Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada
1 Jul 2019
CBC News
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Victoria sets rainfall record amid very dry June
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
27 Jun 2019
CTV News, Vancouver Island
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The Salish Sea’s orcas are late for their annual summer visit, the latest sign something is wrong
Salish Sea
23 Jun 2019
The Star
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Washington governor declares drought emergency in almost half of state
Washington, USA
20 May 2019
CBC
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Tornado touches down near Port Orchard, rips roofs off homes
Port Orchard, Washington, United States
18 Dec 2018
The Seattle Times
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Sea lions have enemies. Now someone is shooting them in the head.
Seattle, Washington, United States
12 Dec 2018
Washington Post
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'A really, really significant sighting': Vancouver Island birdwatchers aflutter over unusual arrival
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
18 Oct 2018
CBC
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Officials warn of potentially lethal levels of biotoxin in Bellingham Bay mussels
Bellingham, Washington, United States
4 Oct 2018
Longview Daily News
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Another Southern Resident killer whale is losing body condition, and researchers are concerned about the pregnant females
Salish Sea
25 Sep 2018
Candace Calloway Whiting
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Rare sighting of lone Brown Pelican in Oak Bay waters
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep 2018
Victoria News
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Red-brown algae blooms spotted in Puget Sound
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
26 Jul 2018
KING
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Warning issued after toxic death cap mushrooms found in Greater Victoria
Cedar Hill Golf Course, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
17 Jul 2018
Times Colonist
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Orcas of the Pacific Northwest Are Starving and Disappearing
Seattle, Washington, United States
10 Jul 2018
New York Times
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Two deaths, no births for Southern Resident orcas over the past year
Seattle, Washington, United States
2 Jul 2018
KING
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Rare killer whale sighting in Victoria's Inner Harbour
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
7 Jun 2018
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What is Eating Garry Oak (
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Mount Tolmie, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
27 May 2018
LEO Network
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Opioids, antibiotics found in mussels in the Puget Sound
Elliott Bay, Washington, United States
25 May 2018
CNN
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Endangered Orcas Are Starving. Should We Start Feeding Them?
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
24 Jan 2018
NW News Network
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Weather extremes now surpassing the realm of natural possibilities | Watching Our Water Ways
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
21 Dec 2017
Kitsap Sun
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Victoria breaks rainfall record for November
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2 Dec 2017
Lake Cowichan Gazette
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King-of-the-salmon (
Trachipterus altivelis
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
26 Sep 2017
LEO Network
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'Very rare' King-of-the-Salmon fish found on Vancouver Island beach
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
24 Sep 2017
CBC News
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Rare "king-of-the-salmon" washes up on Oak Bay beach
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
21 Sep 2017
Surrey Now-Leader
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Salmon Spill Sends Thousands of Invasive Fish Swimming Up and Down the Pacific Coast
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
14 Sep 2017
Gizmodo
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After Atlantic salmon spill, fish farms’ future under attack on both sides of border
Anacortes, Washington, United States
1 Sep 2017
The Seattle Times
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Lummi Nation fishermen catch an estimated 20,000 Atlantic salmon following fish farm collapse
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
29 Aug 2017
CBC News
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Here’s what that farmed fish escape in Washington could mean for Alaska
Anacortes, Washington, United States
28 Aug 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
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U.S. First Nation declares state of emergency after Atlantic salmon spill near Victoria
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
24 Aug 2017
CBC News
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More escaped Atlantic salmon show up off Washington, no reports from B.C. waters
Point Williams, Washington, United States
24 Aug 2017
Vancouver Sun
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'Environmental Nightmare' After Thousands Of Atlantic Salmon Escape Fish Farm
Deepwater Bay, Washington, United States
24 Aug 2017
NPR.org
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Spill of farmed Atlantic salmon near San Juan Islands much bigger than first estimates
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
24 Aug 2017
The Seattle Times
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Atlantic salmon escape U.S. fish farm near B.C. waters
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
24 Aug 2017
The Globe and Mail
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Environmentalists question eclipse explanation for huge salmon dump
Skagit County, Washington, United States
23 Aug 2017
KGW8 NEWS
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Please go fishing, Washington state says after farmed Atlantic salmon escape broken net
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
22 Aug 2017
The Seattle Times
Event
Up to 305,000 invasive adult Atlantic salmon escape fish farm in San Juan Islands
Anacortes, Washington, United States
22 Aug 2017
Daily Hive
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Please go fishing, Washington state says after farmed Atlantic salmon escape broken net
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
22 Aug 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
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What British Columbians can do in the aftermath of the Atlantic salmon farm spill
Anacortes, Washington, United States
22 Aug 2017
Daily Hive
Event
Thousands of Atlantic salmon escape fish farm near Victoria after nets damaged
Cypress Island, Washington, United States
22 Aug 2017
CBC News
Event
Dense Smoke Over Bellingham Bay
Bellingham, Washington, United States
3 Aug 2017
LEO Network
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Poor air quality for Swinomish community members
Bay View, Washington, United States
3 Aug 2017
LEO Network
Event
Horned Puffin (
Fratercula corniculata
) - Smith Island, Puget Sound
Oak Harbor, Washington, United States
3 Aug 2017
LEO Network
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Warning about Death Cap mushrooms in Victoria and Vancouver
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
22 Jul 2017
NEWS 1130
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Death cap mushrooms popping up early in Uplands
Ripon Road, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
18 Jul 2017
Times Colonist
Event
Death cap mushrooms beginning to return to Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
17 Jul 2017
CBC News
Event
Potentially fatal death cap mushrooms spotted in Victoria neighbourhood
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
17 Jul 2017
Vancouver Island
Event
Fewer European Earwigs (
Forficula auricularia
) in Victoria, BC
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
4 Jun 2017
LEO Network
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Food Forest Garden at NWIC Enjoying the Warm Weather
Ferndale, Washington, United States
31 May 2017
LEO Network
Event
Leaping lizards! Victoria under invasion
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
27 May 2017
Times Colonist
Event
Rare Eagle observed on Swinomish Reservation
La Conner, Washington, United States
11 May 2017
LEO Network
Event
Pacific herring (
Clupea pallasii
) spawning along west Seattle shoreline
West Seattle Beaches, Washington, United States
4 May 2017
LEO Network
Event
Transient orcas spotted off Vashon Island
Vashon Island, Washington, United States
25 Apr 2017
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Event
First Blooms
Bellingham, Washington, United States
28 Mar 2017
LEO Network
Event
Stinging Nettle
Urtica dioica
Harvest at NWIC Lummi Campus
NWIC Lummi Campus, Washington, United States
2 Mar 2017
LEO Network
Event
Unusual Depressions in Lummi Tideflats
Marietta, Washington, United States
28 Feb 2017
LEO Network
Event
Manila Clam (
Venerupis philippinarum
) Die-Off
Lummi Bay, Bellingham, Washington (Lummi Nation), United States
23 Feb 2017
LEO Network
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Another Puget Sound orca dies — 5th in a year
Puget Sound, Washington, United States
22 Dec 2016
Seattle Times
Event
December Blossoms of Japanese Flowering Cherry (
Prunus subhirtella
)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3 Dec 2016
LEO Network
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Bellingham Bay Water Merging
Bellingham, Washington
28 Nov 2016
LEO Network
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Juvenile Sand lance (
Ammodytes personatus
) intertidal burrowing
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3 Nov 2016
LEO Network
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Garry Oak (
Quercus garryana
) Leaves and Flowers Opening in November
Mount Tolmie, Saanich, BC, Canada
1 Nov 2016
LEO Network
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Himalayan Blackberries (
Rubus armeniacus
) Fruit Second Time
Bellingham, Washington, United States
29 Oct 2016
LEO Network
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Mixed schools of Sandlance (
Ammodytes personatus
) and Pacific herring (
Clupea pallasii
)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
2 Oct 2016
LEO Network
Event
Shift of Diverse Subtidal Community to Sea Cucumber (Holothuroidea) Barrens
Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada
6 Aug 2016
LEO Network
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Dolphins in Salish Sea signal warming worries
14 Jun 2016
Times Colonist
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Deadly fungus threatens B.C.'s bats, biologist says
Seattle, Washington, United States
6 May 2016
CBC News
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White Nose Syndrome (WNS) Bats
Seattle, Washington, United States
5 Apr 2016
LEO Network
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Lake Washington is at its lowest in nearly three decades
Kirkland, Washington, United States
28 Aug 2015
Kirkland Reporter
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Victoria Harbour 2: Contaminants in Sediment and Mussels
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
28 Jan 2015
LEO Network
Event
Rare and friendly sea otter spotted in waters off Saanich
Ten Mile Point, British Columbia, Canada
14 Aug 2014
Times Colonist
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Giant squid caught in West Seattle
Seacrest Boathouse Pier, West Seattle, Washington, United States
15 Aug 2009
King 5 News
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