10/18 Chicken of the woods, Jill Silver, WA public lands, Canadian fish patrol, plovers, Artist Point road, week in review

 

Chicken of the Woods

Chicken of the Woods Laetiporus sulphureus
Laetiporus is a genus of edible mushrooms found throughout much of the world. Some species are commonly known as sulphur shelf, chicken of the woods, the chicken mushroom, or the chicken fungus because it is often described as tasting like and having a texture similar to that of chicken meat. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Students and experts at WWU delve into U.S. foreign policy one year after Gaza conflict / Native candidates hope to broaden reach in Washington state

West End ecologist presented with environmental leadership award
Jill Silver was presented with the 2024 Eleanor Stopps Environmental Leadership award on Thursday as part of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s annual stewardship breakfast. Jill Silver is founder and director of 10,000 Year Institute. Elijah Sussman reports. (Peninsula Daily News)

Debating the future of Washington's public lands: Where the candidates stand
The Commissioner heads the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which oversees more than $450 million in revenue and more than 5.5 million acres of public land. The agency is in charge of wildfire preparedness, forest management, and the protection of critical habitat throughout the state. Libby Denkman and Alec Cowan report. (KUOW)

New Canadian patrol targets remote high seas to protect salmon
A federal fisheries vessel sailed north this September, some 12,000 nautical miles (22,200 kilometres) to the Aleutian Islands, the first Canadian patrol of its kind in the North Pacific. This newly outfitted Canadian Coast Guard vessel, the Sir Wilfred Laurier, is part of Canada's effort to ramp up monitoring of the North Pacific to protect salmon that may migrate into international waters near Russia and Alaska. Yvette Brend reports. (CBC)

Peekaboo Plovers
Can you spot these baby birds? Text by Marina Wang; Illustrations by Mercedes Minck (Hakai Magazine)

Road closed
The Mount Baker Highway road to Artist Point (HWY 542) was closed for the seasons as of Wednesday morning. (WA DOT)

Salish Sea News Week in Review 10/18/24: Moby Dick Friday, L128 ailing, new marine sanctuary, BC forest future, orca diet, OR carbon market, nuclear Amazon, BC elections, Artist Point road

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Here's your weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  241 AM PDT Fri Oct 18 2024    
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH  LATE TONIGHT    
TODAY  SE wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up  to 40 kt late this morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave  Detail: E 5 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain. Patchy  fog late this morning and afternoon.
TONIGHT  S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt, becoming SW  15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft  at 11 seconds. Rain. Patchy fog.  
SAT  SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 30 kt in the morning.  Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy fog in  the morning. Rain.  
SAT NIGHT  SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W  6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.  
SUN  SE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 11 seconds.  Rain.

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