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  • In search of Mount Rainier's power

    "The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier" by Bruce Barcott is reviewed.

    by Sara Phillips, Jun 22, 1998

  • Soul in your soles

    Richard Frazine's book, "The Barefoot Hiker," gives advice on going barefoot in the woods.

    by Sara Phillips, Feb 16, 1998

  • Red meat can be green

    Southwestern ranchers Jim Winder and Will Holder team up with Defenders of Wildlife to create a seal-of-approval for beef sold by ranchers who avoid killing predators.

    by Sara Phillips, Feb 02, 1998

  • Idaho chokes Spokane

    Activists try to end crop burning by farmers in eastern Washington and northern Idaho, saying the resulting air pollution is harming the health of area residents.

    by Sara Phillips, Dec 22, 1997

  • Dicey future for Northwest casinos

    Washington's Lummi Casino closes because of too much competition.

    by Sara Phillips, Dec 22, 1997

  • Ancient cedars get a life

    The Forest Service puts together a land swap that saves a 530-acre grove of 1,200-year-old trees from logging.

    by Sara Phillips, Dec 08, 1997

  • Tribe doesn't dig it

    The Tohono O'odham Tribal Council decides against building a controversial casino on ancient ruins.

    by Sara Phillips, Dec 08, 1997

  • Our national movie stars

    Some say the National Park Service needs to start charging fees for all the filming that is done in the nation's parks and national monuments.

    by Sara Phillips, Nov 24, 1997

  • Banning the buzz

    The National Park Service is developing rules to allow local park officials to restrict and possibly ban noisy personal watercraft.

    by Sara Phillips, Nov 10, 1997

  • Serious trouble for snow geese

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service increases bag limits on snow geese after biologists warn that the birds are too prolific for their own good.

    by Sara Phillips, Nov 10, 1997

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