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| Slippery Jacks Suillus lutes |
Slippery Jacks Suillus spp.
Slimy or sticky caps are the giveaway. Many have a partial veil or ring on the stem. Strongly associated with specific conifers — pine, larch, or Douglas-fir depending on species. Edible but slimy texture puts many foragers off. Peel the cap skin first. (Salish Mushrooms)
Today's top story in Salish Current: Campus food pantries see increased demand as students struggle with basic needs
Stillaguamish Tribe wraps up its largest-ever salmon restoration project
A final meeting between project managers and tribe members last week wrapped up the Stillaguamish Tribe’s largest project to date, restoring more than 230 acres of floodplain along two miles of the North Fork Stillaguamish River. The Trafton Floodplain Restoration Project removed multiple agricultural levees and cut a side channel through the land that was artificially leveled in the 1960s, northwest of the small unincorporated community of Trafton, east of Arlington along Highway 530. Taylor Scott Richmond reports. (Everett Herald)
The helicopter-powered quest to save salmon in B.C.
An ambitious restoration project in Tla-o-qui-aht territory is using engineered logjams to rebuild salmon habitat in the degraded Tranquil Creek watershed. Zoë Yunker reports. (The Narwhal)
Invasive beetle arrives in eastern Washington, threatens ash trees
The emerald ash borer, one of the most destructive invasive pests in the nation, has been detected in multiple trees outside of Walla Walla in eastern Washington. While it’s the second statewide detection of the beetle, it’s the first time state officials found it infesting trees. In August, officials confirmed identification of an emerald ash borer on a car windshield in Vancouver. Aspen Ford reports. (Washington State Standard)
A final meeting between project managers and tribe members last week wrapped up the Stillaguamish Tribe’s largest project to date, restoring more than 230 acres of floodplain along two miles of the North Fork Stillaguamish River. The Trafton Floodplain Restoration Project removed multiple agricultural levees and cut a side channel through the land that was artificially leveled in the 1960s, northwest of the small unincorporated community of Trafton, east of Arlington along Highway 530. Taylor Scott Richmond reports. (Everett Herald)
The helicopter-powered quest to save salmon in B.C.
An ambitious restoration project in Tla-o-qui-aht territory is using engineered logjams to rebuild salmon habitat in the degraded Tranquil Creek watershed. Zoë Yunker reports. (The Narwhal)
Invasive beetle arrives in eastern Washington, threatens ash trees
The emerald ash borer, one of the most destructive invasive pests in the nation, has been detected in multiple trees outside of Walla Walla in eastern Washington. While it’s the second statewide detection of the beetle, it’s the first time state officials found it infesting trees. In August, officials confirmed identification of an emerald ash borer on a car windshield in Vancouver. Aspen Ford reports. (Washington State Standard)
To Heal These Bleached Corals, All It Took Was a Little Touch
After sick corals were placed in direct contact with healthy ones of the same genetic makeup, they recovered at “incredible” speed, scientists found. Raymond Zhong reports. (NY Times)
After sick corals were placed in direct contact with healthy ones of the same genetic makeup, they recovered at “incredible” speed, scientists found. Raymond Zhong reports. (NY Times)
How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’
As environmental forces make fishing and harvesting more costly, the price of once-everyday fish has ballooned. Julia O'Malley reports. (NY Times)
Smugglers have snuck across porous WA-B.C. border for centuries. What's new?
New history book releasing Oct. 20 follows modern example of age-old crime. Annie Todd writes. (CDN)
Mossback's Northwest: Pirates of the Salish Sea
In the late 19th and early 20th century, the Salish Sea from Victoria BC to Olympia was filled with elusive pirates on a decades-long crime spree. Knute Berger writes. (CascadePBS)
Democracy Watch
- Hundreds in Bellingham rally to protect the right to vote during No Kings event (Bellingham Herald)
- The Greening of Vancouver City Hall (The Tyee)
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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 136 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 2026
MON E wind around 5 kt in the morning, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
MON NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 136 PM PDT Sun Oct 18 2026
MON E wind around 5 kt in the morning, becoming light and variable. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
MON NIGHT NE wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
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