Wildfire near #Lyman WA. Map shows satellite heat detections. Data is not real time and there is often several hours between updates.
A strong south wind has come through this afternoon and that will hit this fire if it hasn’t already.
If, like me, you live in the usually soggy #PNW consider this a reminder that things are going to be different here in terms of wildfire. We all need to get savvy about defensible space, ‘go bags’ and multiple evacuation routes. #Wildfire#Skagit
"Tribes 101: About the Native nations that share geography with Washington state"
Great article in the Salish Current explaining tribal sovereignty in #WashingtonState and the 50th anniversary of the Boldt Decision that upheld native treaty rights.
"During a recent lawsuit in Washington state, salmon had a little help from their allies, the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, who argued “Sahkuméhu (the Sauk-Suiattle) have a sacred covenant with Tsuladxʷ’s (salmon) and the Stulekʷ (river) and all living creatures without which we cannot live.”