11/11 Panther cap, dead humpback, transients, Burrard Inlet dredging, Klamath salmon, democracy watch

Panther Cap [ACS Laboratory]

 

Panther Cap Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina is a beautiful and iconic mushroom. A muted relative of the Amanita muscaria or fly agaric, its cap features a bold pattern of ochre brown dots with white spots. This spotted toadstool also shares the fly agaric’s healing, psychoactive and rather toxic potential and is one of the more dangerous mushrooms to consume in its whole, raw form. (ACS Laboratory)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Life in sobriety 'works out well' for news producer

Another humpback whale found dead in the Salish Sea
A humpback whale has been found dead in the Salish Sea, the second confirmed humpback death in coastal B.C. waters in just over two weeks. The whale was identified through photographs as Polyphemus (BCZ0342), a 21-year old humpback known to migrate to Hawaii. Jeff Lawrence reports. (CHEK) 

“I've been thinking about this possibility for 15 years": Killer whale experts make new discovery off North American coast
New research has revealed that West Coast transient killer whales – found from south-eastern Alaska to southern California – are two distinct communities that rarely encounter each other. Daniel Graham reports. (Discover Wildlife) 

Plans to dredge Burrard Inlet remain uncosted, says Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Authority also says work could begin as early as next year, following further consultation, permitting. Wolfgang Depner reports. (Canadian Press) 

Salmon back in the Klamath River but finding their way into irrigation canals, something farmers and officials want to prevent
State officials say demand is outpacing supply for screens to keep salmon from getting stranded in irrigation canals, but a project is under way to help out fish and farmers. Justin Higginbottom reports.(Jefferson Public Radio) 

Democracy Watch

• Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide (AP) 
• Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House (AP) 
• UW loses federal funding for migrant students (KUOW) 

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  240 PM PST Mon Nov 10 2025    
TUE  SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at  10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.  
TUE NIGHT  E wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after  midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 2 ft at 4 seconds and W  6 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain  likely after midnight.

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11/10 Starling, salmon runs, Western Arctic, Dave Upthegrove, Site C, democracy watch

European Starling [Dan Vickers]

European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
First brought to North America in the nineteenth century, European Starlings are now among the continent’s most numerous songbirds. They are stocky black birds with short tails, triangular wings, and long, pointed bills. Though they’re sometimes resented for their abundance and aggressiveness, they’re still dazzling birds when you get a good look. Covered in white spots during winter, they turn dark and glossy in summer. For much of the year, they wheel through the sky and mob lawns in big, noisy flocks. (All About Birds)

Today's top story in Salish Current: City, county identify fire risk; no current plans to mitigate

‘Nature’s great migration’: pink and coho salmon spawning in Nanaimo
Throughout November, pink and coho salmon are spawning, and according to the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s State of the Salmon report, both species are making a comeback in the area. Jessica Darling reports. (Nanaimo Bulletin) 

A visit to the pristine Western Arctic, which faces gas and oil drilling
Lynda Mapes discusses the trip she recently made to the Western Arctic, a vast region in the northernmost part of North America where the Trump administration plans to open for oil and gas drilling. Kim Malcolm interviews. (KUOW) 

Dave Upthegrove on land sales, federal funding cuts and wildfire immigration raids
Washington state’s new public lands commissioner came into office with his own ambitious agenda. It’s playing out against a shifting backdrop in D.C. Alex Brown reports. (Washington State Standard) 

Site C 'lessons' the blandest, most blameless account possible
When it comes to burying a compelling story in 250 pages of stupefying technical explanations, the report is a literary doublespeak masterpiece. Les Leyne writes. (Times Colonist) 

Democracy Watch

• Federal judge permanently blocks Trump Guard deployment to Portland (Washington State Standard) 
• Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation (NY Times) 
• ‘South Park’ Takes On Trump and Wins Bigly (NY Times) 

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  204 PM PST Sun Nov 9 2025    
MON  W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at  8 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.  
MON NIGHT  W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after  midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain  likely, mainly in the evening.

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11/7 Dark-eyed junco, climate pollution, timber wars, av fuel spill, phytomining, democracy watch, week in review

 

Dark-eyed Junco [Bob Vuxinic]

Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
Dark-eyed Juncos are neat, even flashy little sparrows that flit about forest floors of the western mountains and Canada, then flood the rest of North America for winter. They’re easy to recognize by their crisp (though extremely variable) markings and the bright white tail feathers they habitually flash in flight. Dark-eyed Juncos are among the most abundant forest birds of North America. Look for them on woodland walks as well as in flocks at your feeders or on the ground beneath them. (All About Birds)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Addressing the physical toll of farming

See no emissions? State attorneys say Trump plan to stop tracking climate pollution is illegal
A coalition of 15 states including Washington and Oregon says a Trump administration proposal to turn a blind eye to greenhouse gas pollution is illegal. Under a proposal from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, major polluters would no longer have to tally or disclose the damage they do to the global climate with their emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping pollutants. John Ryan reports.(KUOW)

Repeal of roadless rule could mean return of timber wars
The Trump Administration’s decision earlier this year to do away with the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule on national forest lands could transport stakeholders in the Pacific Northwest back to the rancor and political divisions of the timber war years. Jason D.B. Kauffman reports. (Columbia Insight) 

Nearly 13,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled beside B.C. lake after derailment 
British Columbia's Environment Ministry estimates that almost 13,000 litres of aviation fuel was spilled in a train derailment of 17 rail cars on the banks of Kamloops Lake over the weekend. (Canadian Press) 

Critical Minerals? There’s a Plant for That
Could phytomining—using plants to pull metal out of the soil—put the green in “green transition”? Sarah DeWeerdt reports. (bioGraphic) 

Democracy Watch

• Trump taps DEI critic to lead workplace civil rights agency (AP) 
• DHS speeds rule that could permit more fines and arrests of protesters at federal buildings (Washington State Standard) 
• Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers (AP) 
• Subway sandwich thrower found not guilty in D.C. jury rebuke (NPR) 

Salish Sea News Week in Review 11/7/25: Joni Mitchell, J64, NW Forest Plan, superfood threat, contaminated Chinook, BNSF train trespass, Native food expo, contaminated sea otters, BC tanker ban. 

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Here's your weekend tug weather— 
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  231 AM PST Fri Nov 7 2025    
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING    
TODAY  SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to  10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 13 seconds. Rain with a slight  chance of tstms this morning, then a chance of rain this  afternoon.  
TONIGHT  S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming E 10 to 15 kt after  midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 7 seconds and W  7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening.  
SAT  E wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E 5 ft at  5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds.  
SAT NIGHT  E wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E  5 ft at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds.  
SUN  SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft  at 5 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the  morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.

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11/6 Orange jelly, sea otter pollutiion, BC oil tanker ban, LNG contract, Canada enviro cuts, serving AI, democracy watch

 

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Orange Jelly

Orange Jelly Dacrymyces palmatus
One of the Northwest's commonest jelly fungi, usually not appearing in abundance until the weather has become decidedly cool, in late fall. Found on wood in practically any kind of forest. (The New Savory Wild Mushroom)

Today's top story in Salish Current: Community Voices: Standing with autistic children and families

Elevated levels of 'forever chemicals' found in sea otters near B.C. cities: study
Contamination levels were about three times higher in animals found near shipping lanes and urban centres. Stefan Labbé reports. (Business Intelligence for BC) 

B.C. premier, First Nations call on feds to continue oil tanker ban 
B.C. Premier David Eby stood with members of numerous First Nations from B.C.’s northern coast on Wednesday to support and sign a declaration that asks Ottawa to continue a moratorium on oil tankers in the province’s northern waters. Chad Pawson reports. (CBC) 

Petronas signs long-term deal for liquefaction capacity with Cedar LNG
Pembina Pipeline Corp. says Malaysia's Petronas has signed a 20-year deal for one million tonnes per year of liquefaction capacity at the Cedar LNG project. The deal gives Petronas, one of the largest natural gas producers in Canada, access to the planned natural gas export outlet on the B.C. north coast. (Canadian Press) 

These are the environmental programs to be cut under Carney’s first budget
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget scales back rules around greenwashing, and hints an oil and gas emissions cap is unlikely. But it introduces a youth climate corps and renews efforts to lift boil-water advisories. Carl Meyer reports. (The Narwhal) 

Super Hot Rocks could power data centers in central Oregon
Enhanced Geothermal Systems are breaking new ground. How deep can they go in the quest to satisfy AI? Kendra Chamberlain reports. (Columbia Insight) 

Democracy Watch

• ICE detains U.S. citizen for 7 hours after she photographed agents in Oregon (Oregon Live) 
  
• FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 ‘high-volume’ markets during government shutdown (AP) 
• Data scientists perform last rites for ‘dearly departed datasets’ in 2nd Trump administration (AP) 

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  250 PM PST Wed Nov 5 2025   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  THURSDAY NIGHT     
THU  SE wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt with gusts up  to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 12 ft, building to 10 to  14 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SE 7 ft at 6 seconds, SW  8 ft at 14 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.  
THU NIGHT  SW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas  8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at  13 seconds. Rain.

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11/5 Black rockfish, BNSF trespass, native food expo, Snake R dams, LNG Canada bribe, marmot control, democracy watch

 

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Black Rockfish [Chad King]

Black Rockfish Sebastes melanops
Black Rockfish range from Amchitka Island (in the Aleutian Islands) and Kodiak Island, Alaska, to northern Baja, California. They have been found at water depths up to 366 m (1,200 ft), but are most commonly found in waters shallower than 73 m (240 ft). This species is known to form large schools in and around rocks and kelp. Black Rockfish can grow up to 69 cm (27.6 in) in length, and 6 kg (13.3 lbs) in weight. Maximum age is at least 56 years old. (WDFW)

Today's top story in Salish Current: The ratfish: a fish with forehead teeth

WA tribe settles lawsuit over oil-train trespass 
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with BNSF Railway, putting an end to a lawsuit over the railway’s trespass over tribal land. In June 2024 a Seattle judge ordered BNSF Railway to pay the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community nearly $400 million in profits from trespassing on the reservation. BNSF appealed. The tribe and BNSF participated in confidential mediation overseen by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and reached a confidential resolution. Isabella Breda reports. (Seattle Times) 

‘Native Grown and Gathered Food Expo’ launches inaugural, and potentially last, gathering
Native food producers and procurers came together for the first Indigenous foods expo in Seattle this October to connect and help build Indigenous food ways economically, but a one-year run may be all that’s in store as federal funding cuts strip monies available for future gatherings. Lyric Aquino reports. (Underscore News) 

Dam it All: The Intractable Knots in the Snake River
Thanks to Donald Trump's intervention, we have here a bi-partisan template for Trump’s approach to the legal system: break the law, lose your case, get reamed out by a judge, then carry on with business as usual. Dan Chasan writes. (Post Alley) 

Don’t complain, get paid: Kitimat resident offered thousands from LNG Canada
A leaked contract reveals LNG Canada offered to pay at least one Kitimat resident to temporarily “relocate” if they agreed not to raise concerns or to sue if operations damaged their property. Matt Simmons reports. (The Narwhal) 

When Marmots Haunt Your Cemetery, What to Do?
From coyote urine to deer birth control, Merritt and other BC towns are forsaking wildlife culls for other fixes. Tyler Olsen reports. (The Tyee) 

Democracy Watch

• Government shutdown becomes the longest on record as fallout spreads nationwide (AP) 
• California voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026 (AP) 

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Here's your tug weather— 
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  111 PM PST Tue Nov 4 2025    
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON    
WED  SE wind 25 to 30 kt, easing to 20 to 25 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft in the  afternoon. Wave Detail: E 8 ft at 7 seconds, SW 3 ft at  11 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Rain.  
WED NIGHT  S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to  7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 5 seconds, SW 4 ft at 11 seconds  and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Showers in the evening, then rain after  midnight.

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11/4 Maples, superfood, polluted Chinook, planting trees, Site C overruns, democracy watch

 

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Maples [Connie Gallant]

Maple trees in fall
Reader Connie Gallant writes: "The contrast of the beautiful maple yellow leaves and our Olympic Mountains on a cool autumn day lifts our spirits at a time when all of us must stay positive and resolute. Mother Nature is awesome."

Today's top story in Salish Current: Poetry enters everyday spaces with festival

Tiny birds, and their tiny superfood, could decline due to ‘irreversible’ effects of Vancouver port expansion
The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion at Canada’s busiest cargo port could be fast-tracked by the federal government. It’s a major stop for 3.5 million western sandpipers to eat and recharge while travelling the entire Pacific. Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood reports. (The Narwhal) 

Young Chinook salmon in Puget Sound near urban waterways found containing ‘forever chemicals’ 
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) says that young Chinook salmon have been found with a mix of chemicals ranging from pesticides, antibiotics, and PFAS, known as forever chemicals, among others. A study led by WDFW’s Toxics Biological Observation System (TBiOS) unit and researchers from the University of Washington discovered various “contaminants of emerging concern” in waterways around the Sound. (KIRO) 

Liberals scrapping 2 billion trees target as part of budget
The Liberal government is dropping its goal to plant two billion trees by 2031 as part of Tuesday's budget, according to sources familiar with the matter. The government currently has contracts that they intend to fulfil to plant one billion trees, one source said. Darren Major reports. (CBC) 

B.C. Hydro says it should have been more proactive as Site C costs ballooned to $16B 
B.C. Hydro blames the huge overrun on the pandemic, as well as a failure to budget for low-probability risks. (Canadian Press) 

Democracy Watch

• Report: Donors to Trump’s White House ballroom have $279B in federal contracts (Washington Post) 
• Federal judge rules Trump Guard deployment to Portland likely unlawful (Washington State Standard) 

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  246 PM PST Mon Nov 3 2025    
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON    

TUE  SE wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming E 20 to 25 kt with gusts up  to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: E 6 ft at  6 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Rain in the afternoon.  
TUE NIGHT  E wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 5 to  8 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: E 9 ft  at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Rain.

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11/3 Kestrel, J64 dead, NW forest policy, marmot protection, the blob, diesel fleet, deer contraception, Widgeon Marsh Park, democracy watch

 

American Kestrel [Michael JD]

American Kestrel Falco sparverius
North America’s littlest falcon, the American Kestrel packs a predator’s fierce intensity into its small body. It's one of the most colorful of all raptors. Hunting for insects and other small prey in open territory, kestrels perch on wires or poles, or hover facing into the wind, flapping and adjusting their long tails to stay in place. (All About Birds)

Today's top story in Salish Current: The housecat: PNW’s quiet killer 

Newest J-Pod orca calf missing, presumed dead
A calf born into the endangered southern resident killer whales group in September is presumed dead. The Center for Whale Research said its latest observation of J-Pod on Oct. 23 did not find J64 when it encountered the entire pod, including the calf’s mother, J42, in Swanson Channel off Mayne Island. Darron Kloster reports. (Times Colonist) 

Forest Service restarts effort to change decades-old Pacific Northwest forest policy 
The U.S. Forest Service is going back to the drawing board with an update to the Northwest Forest Plan, a set of policies that broadly dictates where logging can occur on 25 million acres of forests in Oregon, Washington and northwest California. It came out of the timber wars of the 1980s and ‘90s. April Ehrlich reports. (OPB) 

Federal protection sought for Olympic Peninsula marmots
The nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in May 2004 to protect the housecat-sized rodent, known for its loud whistle, under the Endangered Species Act. The agency is required to issue an initial determination on such petitions within 90 days. Within one year, it is required to make a final determination whether the species warrants federal protection. The environmental advocates sued the wildlife service and its parent agency, the U.S. Department of the Interior, on Thursday for missing both deadlines. John Ryan reports. (KUOW) 

The blob is back in the Northern Pacific Ocean
Climate scientists say the marine heat wave could be altering the jet stream, potentially leading to a wetter than normal winter in the Pacific Northwest. Tiffany Crawford reports. (Vancouver Sun) 

Settlement money fuels $25M grant to modernize Washington’s diesel fleets
A new $25 million ‘Rails, Keels and Wheels’ grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology will help replace diesel-powered fleet vehicles with electric ones to lower diesel pollution across the state. Lauren Paterson reports. (NW Public Broadcasting) 

Contraception for Oak Bay deer led to drop in numbers
Positive numbers were seen in the trial use of contraceptives to control Oak Bay’s deer population, including a close to 50 per cent reduction in the municipality’s adult-deer population density within four years of fertility-control measures. There was also a reduction of close to 60 per cent in the number of fawns after the first year contraceptive injections were used, the Urban Wildlife Sustainability Society said. Jeff Bell reports. (Times Colonist) 

Metro Vancouver opens Widgeon Marsh Regional Park 33 years after acquiring land
More than three decades after it acquired the land, the Metro Vancouver Regional District allowed public access to Widgeon Marsh Regional Park for the first time on Saturday. The park is located around 20 kilometres northeast of Coquitlam's city centre, and the majority of its land was acquired by Metro Vancouver in 1992, via a partnership with Ducks Unlimited and the Nature Trust of B.C. Akshay Kulkarni reports. (CBC) 

Democracy Watch

• FDA restricts use of kids’ fluoride supplements citing emerging health risks (AP) 
• Trump administration must restart SNAP benefits by Wednesday, judge rules (Washington State Standard) 
• Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form (AP) 
• Federal government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for low-income families (AP) 
• Pentagon rolls out new policy targeting transgender troops (AP) 

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  255 PM PST Sun Nov 2 2025    
MON  E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at  5 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.  MON NIGHT  E wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: E  4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain.

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