9/21 Chanterelle, Canada election, Bering Sea crabs, ocean plastic, salmon people mural, Squamish estuary, Bezos green $ pledge

 

Chanterelle

Chanterelles
Chanterelle is the common name of several species of fungi in the genera Cantharellus, Craterellus, Gomphus, and Polyozellus. They are among the most popular of wild edible mushrooms. At one time, all yellow or golden chanterelles in western North America had been classified as Cantharellus cibarius. Using DNA analysis, they have since been shown to be a group of related species. In 1997, the Pacific golden chanterelle (C. formosus) and C. cibarius var. roseocanus were identified, followed by C. cascadensis in 2003, C. californicus in 2008, and C. enelensis in 2017. C. cibarius var. roseocanus occurs in the Pacific Northwest in Sitka spruce forests, as well as Eastern Canada in association with Pinus banksiana.

B.C. virtually split down the middle as Liberals projected to maintain minority government in Ottawa 
While results are still rolling in from across B.C. in Canada's 44th general election, the province seems to be nearly split down the middle, with left-leaning parties dominating the coast and the Conservatives holding onto the Interior. Bethany Lindsay reports. (CBC) The Trudeau era continues — for now  If voters had a message to send, it was this: Get back to work. Aaron Wherry writes. (CBC) Possible Winner in Trudeau’s Status-Quo Result? BC MPs  Candidates from the province are positioned to have influence in a minority government. (The Tyee) What Canada’s environment and climate policies will look like under a Liberal minority government  From eliminating fossil fuel subsidies to support for nature-based climate solutions and protected areas, here are some key things we can expect from the new federal government. Sarah Cox writes. (The Narwhal)

Valuable crab populations are in a ‘very scary’ decline in warming Bering Sea
King and snow crab populations in the Bering Sea have plummeted ahead of the harvest season, some by 99% compared to previous years. Scientists say warmer water could be to blame as protective ice recedes and predators feast on young crab. Hal Bernton reports. (Seattle Times)

Scooping Plastic Out of the Ocean Is a Losing Game
Open ocean cleanups won’t solve the marine plastics crisis. To really make a difference, here’s what we should do instead. Ryan Stuart reports. (Hakai Magazine)

New Bellingham mural illustrates Coast Salish history
Local artists Jason LaClair and Gretchen Leggit pair up to paint the Forest St. mural and tell the story of the "salmon people." Anne Erickson and Alex Moore report. (KING)

New report highlights the value of Squamish estuary
The Squamish River Watershed Society has partnered with the Squamish Nation, the Healthy Waters Initiative and the Fish And Wildlife Compensation Program to release a new report called “Natural Capital Assets: The Squamish Estuary” (The Squamish Reporter)

Jeff Bezos pledges $1 billion to protect 30 percent of the Earth’s land and sea
Bezos’s large donations are transforming climate philanthropy — even as Amazon’s cloud-computing business and shipping operations have a significant carbon footprint. Jay Greene and Steven Mufson report. (Washington Post)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  205 AM PDT Tue Sep 21 2021   
TODAY  E wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 ft  at 10 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind to 10 kt rising to 5 to 15 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of  rain after midnight.

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