10+ hour, 13+ min ago   (140+ words) The first signs that something was terribly wrong came in 2015, when three of the largest common murre colonies in Alaska failed simultaneously. There were no chicks at all. u201cWe had never seen anything like it,u201d John Piatt told me. Murres u2014 sleek,…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (142+ words) The Olympic Peninsulau2019s mountain snowpack has fallen to just 27% of the median, placing the region among the worst water supply basins in Washington as drought concerns persist heading into summer. Newly released May water-supply data from the Natural Resources Conservation Service…...

3+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (148+ words) Northwest Watershed Instituteu2019s field crew and student volunteers wrapped up the 2026 planting season, digging in a total of 18,900 native trees and shrubs to restore wetlands and streams in the Tarboo Valley near Quilcene. The planting season, now in its 20th year, revolves…...

3+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (139+ words) Editoru2019s Note: This is the final part of a three-part series. By the time Washingtonu2019s cougar debate reached its peak intensity, the conflict was no longer limited to public meetings or policy discussions. It had infiltrated the Washington Department of Fish and…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (141+ words) Weu2019re entering a future where the summer droughts are predicted to start sooner and end later, with some climate models showing that by 2050, snowpack drought will occur 40 percent of the time, according to a recent deep dive by the Washington State…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1027+ words) Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series. Part one of this series began high in the mountains, where ice that shaped the Olympic Peninsula over millennia is now rapidly melting. The consequences do not stay aloft. They…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (220+ words) Dreaming about our spring and summer gardens as we navigate the colder darker months of winter provides home gardeners with inspiration and hope. January is a great month to start to plan our gardens, especially with the arrival, in many…...