10/14 Morels, L128 ailing, cyanide, forest feud, tree jargon, BC forest futures, oyster reefs, dogs, Wiley Slough, I-2066, Great White Shark, new MPA

 

Morel

Morel
Morchella, the true morels, is a genus of edible sac fungi closely related to anatomically simpler cup fungi in the order Pezizales. These distinctive fungi have a honeycomb appearance due to the network of ridges with pits composing their caps. (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: ‘The Velocity of Autumn,’ a play in one act, comes to Orcas Island / Concerns re rights, housing, millennials’ futures surface at debate watch / Debate night out at Nelson’s Market

Baby orca in L pod is ailing
The newest southern resident baby orca is ailing, and researchers dread a devastating blow to its first-time mom and the struggling population of orcas. ...[T]he Center for Whale Research...reported Friday morning that on Oct. 5 field staff member Mark Malleson saw the calf in an obvious state of decline. Lynda Mapes reports. (Seattle Times)

Too much cyanide in Puget Sound? EPA to review state regs
Federal officials have agreed to take another look at how Washington state regulates a deadly poison — cyanide. The lethal substance is often used to make metals, plastics, dyes, and pesticides and to extract gold and silver from mineral ores. John Ryan reports. (KUOW)

Forest Feud: WA’s fight over the old growth of tomorrow
The conflict now playing out across Washington is over the old-growth forests of tomorrow. These are second-growth forests originating before 1945 and never sprayed with herbicide or replanted to a dense monoculture of nursery-grown seedlings. Linda Mapes reports. (Seattle Times)

'Legacy' forests. 'Restoration' logging. The new jargon of conservation is awash in ambiguity. And politics
Among enviros, government agencies and logging interests, a war of words is raging over the future of our forests. Nathan Gilles reports. (Columbia Insight)

Why the future of B.C.'s forests has become a huge election issue
The province's trees are connected to concerns about the economy, climate change and reconciliation. Chad Pawson reports. (CBC)

How millions of oysters could protect coastlines against climate change
Restoring oyster reefs can reduce the blow of waves on our shorelines, experts say. Catherine Zhu reports. (CBC)

Doggie doo-doos and don'ts. Best etiquette for dog decorum, according to experts
There are now more dogs than children in Seattle, and with all those canines sharing space, things can get tense. Complaints run rampant about dogs off-leash in public, whether businesses allow animals, and poop-disposing etiquette. Libby Denkmann and Hans Anderson report. (KUOW)

Wiley Slough area reopens after delayed construction
The Skagit Wildlife Area Headquarters Unit, also known as Wiley Slough, reopened Friday after a 19-month-long closure. The area first closed in March 2023 for repairs after repeated incidents of water overtopping the dike damaged the infrastructure that protects nearby farmland from flooding. Emma Fletcher-Frazer reports. (Skagit Valley Herald)

Correcting the Record on Initiative 2066
The Seattle Times editorial board recently endorsed Washington state Ballot Initiative 2066. The board’s reasoning consists of misleading information and gas industry talking points, while eschewing critical facts. Emily Moore writes. (Sightline Institute)

Four-metre-long Great White Shark washes up on B.C. beach
The male shark, which was found on a Haida Gwaii beach, had been feeding on seals, a common prey for great whites. (Canadian Press)

The U.S. gets a new national marine sanctuary, the first led by a tribe
More than 4,500 square miles of ocean will soon be protected by the federal government off the Central California coast, creating a new national marine sanctuary, which will be the third largest in the U.S. The new Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary will be managed in partnership with tribes and Indigenous groups in the area. Lauren Sommer reports. (NPR)

‘They keep coming up’: A banner year for mushrooms
Mushroom fruiting on the Island started in August, and cycles of dry and wet conditions have made for a prolific season. Darron Kloster reports. (Times Colonist)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  225 AM PDT Mon Oct 14 2024    
TODAY  SE wind around 10 kt, veering to W this afternoon. Seas  5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at  15 seconds. Patchy fog this morning. Rain this morning, then a  chance of rain early this afternoon.  
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft  at 14 seconds.

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