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How 600,000 pounds of dead fish affected Alaskan trees

At the start of the spawning season in July, it is common to see up to several thousand sockeye swarming the mouth of the creek, their ruby-red bodies jostling in water less than 2 inches deep.

鈥淎t some point they just go for it,鈥 Quinn says. 鈥淭hey are basically swimming over what鈥檚鈥

It takes opioids and helicopters to move a goat from one mountain range to another

鈥淚 think they鈥檝e got a good shot,鈥 said David Wallin, a professor of environmental sciences at Western Washington University. 鈥淕et through the first few weeks and their survival rate is going to be comparable to native goats.鈥

Naturalist taking inventory of Snohomish County butterflies

What is your professional background?

My background is in teaching, field research, statistics and data management. I have been studying butterflies and moths for over 10 years. My primary research interest is reaction to populations after management actions. I have鈥

Everest litter worries Khumbu folks

Besides, keeping Mt Everest clean would also be a great honour to the legendary mountaineers 鈥 Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary 鈥 who made the first ascent of the world鈥檚 highest peak 65 years ago on May 29, Pemba Sherpa of Namche Bazaar said.

John All, research professor鈥

Climate Change, Snowmelt, and Salmon: 草榴社区 Faculty Probe for Answers on How to Save a Pacific Northwest Icon
Rybczyk is guest editor of 'Northwest Science' issue on the Skagit River Basin
College students, citizen scientists survey area beaches for debris

A group canvassed parts of a beach near Cap Sante Marina last week.

While some walked slowly back and forth with their heads down, looking for out-of-place items, others sat in groups with buckets and strainers, sifting sand as if panning for gold.

鈥淲e鈥檙e picking up anything on the鈥

Tribe, students spearhead river restoration study

Western Washington University鈥檚 Huxley College of the Environment on the Peninsulas鈥檚 professors and students are partnering with Jamestown S鈥橩lallam Tribe scientists to improve floodplain restoration methods.

鈥淭he big question is to plant or not to plant,鈥 said Jenise Bauman, the college鈥

Wildfire retardant flights under review; some 鈥榡ust painting stuff red鈥

Hundreds of thousands of gallons of chemical fire retardant were dumped from planes all over wildlands in Washington last fire season, more than almost anywhere in the West. And this summer鈥檚 even bigger fire season could see just as much of the crimson chemical slurry dumped on the landscape,鈥

Researchers probe how much sulfide Puget Sound eelgrass can withstand

What鈥檚 green, thin, slimy and sways in the water?

It鈥檚 eelgrass, an often unseen marine plant that is important for the environment and economy in the Puget Sound region.

The eelgrass in Puget Sound is sort of like a canary in a coal mine for the underwater world, serving as an鈥

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