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Students to present on class in Tanzania Saturday
Volunteers tackle wilderness access roads

Martha Rasmussen's right leg is held together by a plate along her shinbone.

She only can hike about five miles before the pain sets in. Then she limps back.

It's a bummer for Rasmussen, 55, and her husband Nels, 56, because…

Commencement: speaker Deborah Atwood
Diatryma footprint highlight of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø geology and fossil exhibit

A hallway filled with exhibits of minerals, fossils and historical photos attracts rockhounds and other lovers of all things geological to Western Washington University.

The free display is on the main floor of the Environmental Studies Center. When Western is in session, the public can…

Fish vs. Farms on the Skagit Delta

Here is Dave Hedlin's recipe for the side-by-side survival of Skagit Valley farmers and Native American fisheries: "Salmon fettuccine," he says, a smile wreathing his broad face, pink-tinged from summer days spent in his vegetable fields near La Conner.

"You take…

New admin joins St. Helens staff

The City of St. Helens has a new city administrator at the helm. John Walsh, replacing former city administrator Chad Olsen, who left in January after accepting the city manager position in Carlton, Ore., officially joined the city staff on July 30.
Walsh comes to St. Helens from…

Study for Birch Bay shoreline project released

After studying the possible impacts of the proposed Birch Bay shoreline enhancements, five Western Washington University (²ÝÁñÉçÇø) students have concluded the most serious effects will come during construction.

The students completed an environmental impact assessment of the proposed Birch…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø students release environmental impact study for Birch Bay shoreline project

Five Western Washington University (²ÝÁñÉçÇø) students, after studying the possible impacts of the proposed Birch Bay shoreline enhancements, have concluded the most serious impacts will come during construction.

The students completed an environmental impact assessment of the Birch Bay Drive…

CLC hires Cassandra McKinney as director of the Green Economy and Sustainable Water Center

Cassandra McKinney became director of the College of Lake County Green Economy and Sustainable Water Center, effective July 2.
Most recently, McKinney worked as water resources manager for McHenry County Government in Woodstock, Ill., where she started and directed the county’s…

Bill to protect lookout would chip away at wilderness protection

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen has introduced federal legislation to effectively over-rule a federal court decision to remove the illegally constructed Green Mountain Lookout near Darrington. Larsen's actions are an unprecedented effort to strip away protections from a designated wilderness that…

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