How megafires threaten the endangered Canada lynx Home Range Wildlife Research studies how scorched landscape and changes to habitat in Okanogan County imperil the species’ survival. February 19, 2024
Human Elements A forest garden teaches healing, land stewardship Stephanie Leon Riedl of the Sts’ailes First Nation cultivates traditional foods to pass on the lessons of the land to future generations. February 12, 2024
Human Elements Elk hunting on a changing Colville Reservation Salmon Chief Darnell Sam goes bow-hunting and shares how his cultural relationship with first foods and environmental stewardship are intertwined. February 5, 2024
Human Elements Rebuilding Salish Sea clam gardens, rock by rock The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is creating new habitats along the coastline to help marine life weather rising sea temperatures. January 22, 2024
Human Elements The seed vault holding Washington’s rarest plants The UW conservation RareCare program contains kernels to identify, conserve and help 150 endangered species survive. January 15, 2024
Human Elements Can butterflies adapt to survive climate change? Edmonds College professor Dr. Gwen Shlichta is studying cabbage white butterflies to find what their feeding patterns might mean for other organisms. January 8, 2024
Politics Cap-and-trade, climate change return to the 2024 WA Legislature On the agenda starting Jan. 8: Spending Washington’s carbon tax, tweaking the cap-and-invest program and taking a stab at utility rebates. by John Stang / January 3, 2024
Mossback's Northwest Where are Washington’s grizzly bears? They were once a vital part of the Northwest wilderness. Why have they disappeared? October 13, 2023
Mossback's Northwest Nature Man In the early 1900s, two men decided to go back-to-nature and become “Nature Man.” May 12, 2023
Environment From Big Mama to Hy’Shqa, how Northwest whales get their names Our guide to whale nomenclature can help you follow the trail of numbers and nicknames. by Hannah Weinberger / May 12, 2023
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: Before Woodstock, there were the ‘Nature Men’ Two eccentrics with Northwest ties turned their (unclothed) backs on civilization and made headlines. by Knute Berger / May 12, 2023
Mossback's Northwest The Case of the Pickled Orca In 1931, an orca swam up the Columbia River to Portland and wound up pickled. April 14, 2023
Human Elements The Dairy Farmers An endangered but resilient flower has created a home for itself on a family's farm. March 31, 2023
Environment Human Elements: What's black and white and helps lupines grow? Meet the dairy cows — and farmers — who are stewards of the rare flower outside Chehalis, Washington. by Sarah Hoffman / March 31, 2023
Human Elements The Hatcher A 30-year quest to save a Washington native freshwater turtle. March 24, 2023
Environment Human Elements: Saving a Washington native freshwater turtle In Seattle, Woodland Park zookeeper Bill McDowell cares for the eggs of the endangered Western pond turtle before they are released into the wild. by Sarah Hoffman / March 24, 2023 / Updated at 2:53pm