10/25 Cauliflower mushroom, weather, Vancouver port record, First Nations partnership, young voters, saving redwoods

 Cauliflower mushroom [Wikipedia]

Cauliflower mushroom Sparassis crispa
Sparassis crispa is a species of fungus in the family Sparassidaceae. It is sometimes called cauliflower fungus. This species is a brown rot fungus, found growing at the base of conifer trunks, often pines, but also spruce, cedar, larch and others. When young they are tough and rubbery but later they become soft. The odour is pleasant and the taste of the flesh mild. (Wikipedia)

B.C. Hydro scrambles to restore power to tens of thousands of South Coast customers
Wind and heavy rain across the South Coast of British Columbia have resulted in tens of thousands of residents losing power. (CBC)  Meanwhile: The Fraser Outflow Wind, our cold air conduit, is alive and well over Whatcom County, transporting modified arctic air from the interior reaches of British Columbia into the western Washington lowlands. That winter feel is evident, especially over the next few nights as lows dip into the 30s. (KOMO)

Port of Vancouver posts record-breaking cruise ship season
The Port of Vancouver staff knew they would welcome a record 332 cruise ship visits at its Canada Place terminal before the season started, but the cruise lines still managed to outdo themselves on the number of passengers they carried. Those vessels reached a 90 per cent occupancy rate to close out Vancouver’s cruise season Tuesday with the departure of the Holland America Line’s Koningsdam at a record 1.25 million passengers. Derrick Penner reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Vancouver Island First Nations enter partnership with forest company
The Campbell River area First Nations are acquiring a 34 per cent ownership stake in the new partnership with Western Forest Products Inc. for $35.9 million. (Canadian Press)

Minimum wage increases, renter protections high priority among young voters
Initiatives on Bellingham’s general election ballot to raise the minimum wage and strengthen renter protections are personal for many young voters in the city, and they intend to show it when ballots drop on Oct. 20. Kai Uyehara reports. (Salish Current)

Can We Save the Redwoods by Helping Them Move?
The largest trees on the planet can’t easily ‘migrate’ — but in a warming world, some humans are helping them try to find new homes. Moises Velasquez-Manoff reports. (NY Times)

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Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  248 AM PDT Wed Oct 25 2023   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON  
TODAY  E wind 20 to 30 kt easing to 15 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 4 ft at 9 seconds. A  slight chance of rain in the morning. 
TONIGHT  E wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. W swell 3 ft at  9 seconds.

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