Results for keyword: Washington
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Bigger fires and evolving threats force changes in the Northwest Forest Plan
Dynamic forests require flexible management
by Nathan Rice, Apr 29, 2013 -
How the amount of fish you eat impacts water quality
Idaho is updating its standards for water pollutants based on how much fish residents eat.
by Sarah Jane Keller, Apr 15, 2013 -
Washington wipes out a wolf pack
Washington state needlessly destroyed an entire wolf pack that had preyed on one rancher’s calves.
by Laura Ackerman and Paul Lindholdt, Nov 21, 2012 -
The easy way to purify our geography
We can't change the names of places that were named for scoundrels, but we can change their namesakes.
by Ed Quillen, Jan 28, 2010 -
Treehuggers and treecutters unite
Environmentalists have been working with Washington foresters to keep small tree farms in business, but the treaty between the two remains a fragile one.
by Lissa James, Jan 21, 2008 -
Turning the tide
Washington tribes will receive millions to give up shellfish-harvesting treaty rights that they’ve never been able to enjoy.
by Eve Rickert, Jul 16, 2007 -
Bunny project breeds success
Washington state wildlife officials just released the first batch of endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits back to the wild.
by Michelle Blank, Mar 21, 2007 -
Heard around the West
Pretending to be an illegal immigrant; Olympia’s gangsta raccoons; advice on selling Bibles door-to-door; peculiar – and pricey – ads in Colorado; Snakes on the Ground are scaring folks in Arizona.
by Betsy Marston, Sep 18, 2006 -
Loss and renewal in the Northwest
Steven Radosevich writes simple, painful, personal essays about the changing landscape of the Pacific Northwest in his new book, Good Wood: Growth, Loss and Renewal.
by Annie Dawid, Aug 21, 2006 -
'There was just some hard hittin' going on'
Matt Jenkins visits the annual Combine Demolition Derby in the tiny farming town of Lind, Wash.
by Matt Jenkins, Aug 07, 2006






