Thursday, January 30, 2025

1/30 Destroying angel, species comeback, Fairy Cr logging, North Shore wastewater, hair ice, BC tariff, first 100 days

 

Destroying angel

Western North American destroying angel Amanita ocreata
The Western North American destroying angel is a deadly poisonous basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. The species occurs in the Pacific Northwest and California Floristic Provinces of North America, associating with oak trees.  (Wikipedia)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Arts, recreation, stories in the dark: where lodging tax revenues go

A handful of Canada’s at-risk species have made a comeback. Here’s what they can teach us
From peregrine falcons to humpback whales, a new study finds a crucial first step to recover an endangered species is to stop known harms. Ainslie Cruickshank reports. (The Narwhal)

B.C. extends deferral of logging in Fairy Creek amid reports of tree spiking
2021 deferral already extended to Feb. 1, 2025, now stretches to Sept. 30, 2026. (Canadian Press)

Metro Vancouver vows North Shore wastewater treatment plant on track but final price tag still uncertain
New contractor PCL Constructors is working under a $1.95 billion "target-cost" contract to finish the project, which includes incentives if it can bring it in under budget, but project critics are still not reassured. Derrick Penner reports. (Vancouver Sun)

The century-old mystery of 'hair ice,' how it forms and where to find it
If you're lucky, you may have spotted "hair ice" out in the wild. Early records of the phenomenon, also known as angel hair, date back over a century. As science and climate specialist Darius Mahdavi explains, only in recent years have scientists solved the mystery of how the delicate strands of ice form. (CBC)

B.C. assembles 'war room' as U.S. tariff threat looms on Saturday
"We cannot live four years with threats constantly coming from a Trump administration," said Ravi Kahlon, chair of a B.C. cabinet committee to counter the tariff threat. Brenna Owen reports. (Canadian Press)   Trump team details two phases of tariff threats on Canada Possibility of emergency tariffs over border for now, then wider-ranging tariffs in spring. Alexander Panetta and Katie Simpson report. (CBC News)

The First 100 Days
Trump vows to build migrant detention center at Guantanamo Bay as he signs Laken Riley bill (Washington State Standard)
Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more (Associated Press)
Federal Agencies Ordered to End Initiatives That Support ‘Gender Ideology’ (NY Times)
Trump orders Education, Labor and other departments to enhance school choice (NPR)

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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  205 AM PST Thu Jan 30 2025    
TODAY
 S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt late. Seas  3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at  10 seconds. A chance of rain early this morning, then rain late  this morning and afternoon.  
TONIGHT
 SE wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after  midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds, SW  2 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.

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