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New forest-management plan weakens wildlife protection

Back in the 1980s, when conservation advocates were trying to stop logging in old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, they relied on a 1982 regulation that required the National Forest Service to protect wildlife such as the spotted owl throughout its range. They won, and a new Northwest鈥

Expert talks about foraging for food

Jennifer Hahn, a Western Washington University professor, adventurer, kayaker and food forager, will present 鈥淕o WILD: Beach to Forest Food Foraging鈥 at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23 at the Deer Lagoon Grange.

Hahn will detail the delicious local powerhouse foods of the coast 鈥 seaweed, wild鈥

Jill MacIntyre Witt to speak Jan. 20 in Huxley series
Could a little transparency help curb pollution?

On Wednesday, the EPA released a new interactive map letting people check out the biggest stationary sources of global-warming emissions in their area. It鈥檚 a nifty tool. But could it actually lead to less pollution? Quite possibly, yes, if the past is any guide.

In a conference call with鈥

Western working to increase energy efficiency on campus
草榴社区 To Begin New Energy Efficiency Project

Western Washington University is looking to cut down on energy use on campus.

The university is set to begin a utility efficiency and improvement project.

草榴社区 to begin nearly $3.2 million energy-efficiency work

A nearly $3.2 million project to make 26 buildings at Western Washington University more energy-efficient is expected to begin in March.
The university is using a state program called Energy Saving Performance Contracting to finance the work to reduce Western's annual use of鈥

Green Energy Fee Program completes first project
草榴社区's Huxley speaker series to host presentation on South Pole penguins

A nationally recognized photographer and oceanographer will give a free presentation about South Pole penguins at noon Friday, Jan. 6. Chris Linder of the International League of Conservation Photographers and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will present "Science on Ice: Ad茅lie鈥

Project to compost paper towels in Haggard Hall starts now
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