The “Bird Woman” and an ode to ornithology | Cascade PBS News

Mossback's Northwest

The “Bird Woman” and an ode to ornithology

Season

9

/

Episode

8

/

7 min 33 s

A century ago, Seattle's first female principal, Adelaide Lowry Pollock, spread the gospel of birds and good citizenship to a generation of schoolkids.

Share
Share on Facebook

Share on Twitter

Email

Copy share link

Share on Reddit
Credits

© Cascade PBS, Published 5/31/24
Mossback's Northwest

Watch Next

Still from The Bird Woman

The “Bird Woman” and an ode to ornithology

A century ago, Seattle's first female principal, Adelaide Lowry Pollock, spread the gospel of birds and good citizenship...

Still from Sitka Spruce and Rosie the Logger

Lumberjacks, meet the Lumberjills.

You’ve heard of Rosie the Riveter, but how about Rosie the Logger? During both world wars, the Northwest brought working...

Jason Johnson and Ta-Nehisi Coates sit on stage at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

A Word: Race and Politics

Political commentator Jason Johnson sits down with author Ta-Nehisi Coates to talk about race, power dynamics and the...

Hanna Rosin and Charlie Warzel sit on stage at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

Radio Atlantic: AI Elections

Will voters be swayed by deepfakes and misinformation? The Atlantic's Hanna Rosin and Charlie Warzel talk about the...

Malcolm Gladwell, Dr. Babak Sarani and David Hogg sit on stage at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

Revisionist History: Unlocked and Unloaded

Podcaster Malcolm Gladwell discusses everything Americans get wrong about guns with activist David Hogg and trauma...

Still from Architect of Hope and Tragedy

How architect Minoru Yamasaki designed the future

Born in Seattle’s Japantown, he rose from hardship to build aspirational icons like the Pacific Science Center and the...

Megan McArdle, Elahe Izadi, Martine Powers and Shadi Hamid sit on stage at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

Post Reports: Identity Crisis

With trust in institutions at record lows, many are leaning into identity politics. Washington Post reporters discuss...

David Greene, Sarah Isgur and Mo Elleithee sit on stage at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

Left, Right & Center: Serious About Satire

Mo Elleithee and Sarah Isgur join KCRW podcaster David Greene to debate the impact of political satire and the media's...

Alexandra Schwartz, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry and Patrick Radden Keefe sit on stage at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

Critics at Large: Crazy for Crime

Are audiences still hooked on true crime? The New Yorker team breaks down the genre with author Patrick Radden Keefe.

Celeste Headlee and Heather Cox Richardson sit on stage at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

Hear Me Out: Living History

Historian Heather Cox Richardson talks with Slate podcast host Celeste Headlee about the state of democracy and the...

Ryan Knutson, Kate Linebaugh and Molly Ball sit on stage at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

The Journal: Economy Anxiety and the Election

The actual numbers, and how they differ from voters’ perceptions, may determine the next president. Kate Linebaugh, Ryan...

Lindy West, Meagan Hatcher-Mays and Guy Branum sit on stage at Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

Text Me Back!: A U.S. Supreme Court roast

Author Lindy West, comedian Guy Branum and democracy expert Meagan Hatcher-Mays raucously skewer our legal system...

David Rind and Nada Bashir sit on stage at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

Tug of War: Covering the Crisis in the Middle East

At the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival, CNN’s David Rind and Middle East correspondent Nada Bashir discuss the challenges of...

Still from Upon Further Review: The Beach Hike

Upon Further Review: The Beach Hike

A Supreme Court Justice, an environmental activist, a lost film and a stunt that saved a pristine part of the Northwest.

Still from Where Buffalo Bill Roamed

Seattle loved Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show

The frontiersman’s act, a blend of the sensational and the authentic, helped construct the myth of the West in the...

Host Rachel Belle digs up truffles in a mossy forest while her guest Alana McGee guides her along with her golden retriever, Ruby

Meet the dogs trained to sniff out Washington truffles

Rachel Belle joins Truffle Dog Company to forage for the coveted delicacies in the Snohomish County woods.

Still from Keep Clam and Carry On

Keep Clam and Carry On

From Indigenous origin stories to restaurateur Ivar Haglund, the bivalves have become an edible emblem of Puget Sound...

Host Rachel Belle smiles as her guests, Kirstin and Yura Vracko gather around a table to make non-alcoholic cocktails

Exploring Seattle’s vibrant sober scene one mocktail at a time

The city is thirsty — for non-alcoholic options. Rachel Belle meets with the folks fostering community by rethinking the...

Black Arts Legacies

The Black Arts Legacies video series highlights the vital role of past and present Black artists in Seattle.

Spinning an expansive soundtrack

Episode

2

/

8 min 29 s

A dance with deep heritage

Episode

1

/

8 min 34 s

Syvilla Fort

Episode

5

/

8 min 35 s

Val Thomas-Matson

Episode

4

/

9 min 12 s

Reginald André Jackson

Episode

3

/

8 min 49 s

Tiffany Wilson

Episode

2

/

8 min 48 s

Preston Wadley

Episode

1

/

8 min 49 s

Curators Creating Space

Episode

5

/

8 min 16 s

Theater and Building Community

Episode

2

/

6 min 11 s

Music and Family

Episode

3

/

7 min 40 s

The Reach of Dance

Episode

4

/

8 min

Visual Arts and Vibrancy

Episode

1

/

7 min 13 s

Mossback’s Northwest

True stories from the greatest place on Earth.

The “Bird Woman” and an ode to ornithology

Episode

8

/

7 min 33 s

Lumberjacks, meet the Lumberjills.

Episode

7

/

7 min

How architect Minoru Yamasaki designed the future

Episode

6

/

7 min 17 s

Upon Further Review: The Beach Hike

Episode

5

/

5 min 53 s

Seattle loved Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show

Episode

4

/

7 min 29 s

Keep Clam and Carry On

Episode

3

/

7 min 11 s

The Nosh with Rachel Belle

The Nosh with Rachel Belle explores the eclectic and delicious culinary scene of the Pacific Northwest through lively and curious storytelling. Hosted by longtime Seattle journalist Rachel Belle, host of the James Beard Award-nominated podcast Your Last Meal.

Meet the dogs trained to sniff out Washington truffles

Episode

4

/

8 min 28 s

Exploring Seattle’s vibrant sober scene one mocktail at a time

Episode

3

/

8 min 31 s

Local pasta artist creates delicious edible rainbows

Episode

2

/

7 min 46 s

Watch out NYC, Seattle’s bringing a bagel boom

Episode

1

/

8 min 33 s

From the need-to-know to the want-to-know, news highlights, interviews and more.

Can we learn from history to help shape the future?

Episode

15

/

4 min 57 s

Analyzing the U.S. Supreme Court with “Text Me Back!”

Episode

14

/

4 min 42 s

The challenges of covering the ongoing war in Gaza

Episode

13

/

4 min 49 s

WA spearheads national guaranteed income movement

Episode

12

/

8 min 48 s

Mayor Harrell talks city budget deficit and Sonics

Episode

11

/

10 min 9 s

Mayor Bruce Harrell shares thoughts on SPD, Downtown

Episode

10

/

11 min 16 s

The ecological power of underground seed banks

Episode

9

/

11 min 25 s

‘The Nosh’ bites into Seattle’s tastiest dishes

Episode

8

/

9 min 8 s

Are Seattle’s public gathering spaces vanishing?

Episode

7

/

6 min 18 s

A tour of Seattle’s street trees with Taha Ebrahimi

Episode

6

/

7 min 52 s

Federal judge rules on WA’s redistricting map

Episode

5

/

8 min 51 s

Filipino fishermen spent months stuck in a WA marina

Episode

4

/

8 min 31 s

Key takeaways from the 2024 WA legislative session

Episode

2

/

8 min 26 s

Meet the women transforming Seattle’s waterfront

Episode

1

/

11 min 30 s

Out & Back with Alison Mariella Désir

Alison Mariella Désir explores the Pacific Northwest with the change-makers who are reclaiming space, creating awareness and delivering access for the health and well-being of BIPOC communities in the region.

Creating a brave space for BIPOC cyclists

Episode

8

/

8 min 51 s

Riding the waves with Indigenous youth

Episode

7

/

8 min 23 s

Diving into healing-oriented BIPOC swimming lessons

Episode

6

/

8 min 24 s

How Black riders helped protect our National Parks

Episode

5

/

8 min 46 s

Finding comfort while camping at Oregon’s Lake Timothy

Episode

4

/

8 min 51 s

The tranquility of birdwatching in Seward Park

Episode

3

/

7 min 55 s

Made There features small business owners and their stories of creating local craft, food, and beverage products that celebrate the Pacific Northwest.

Sage Bluff Alpacas

Episode

8

/

6 min 42 s

Airfield Estates

Episode

7

/

7 min 1 s

Chukar Cherries

Episode

6

/

6 min 50 s

Wahpeniat

Episode

5

/

7 min 20 s

Wild Wickzology

Episode

4

/

6 min 21 s

Bale Breaker

Episode

3

/

7 min 40 s

Lucky Arrow Creations

Episode

2

/

6 min 25 s

Christie Tirado Arte

Episode

1

/

8 min 41 s

Heyday Farm

Episode

10

/

5 min 43 s

Preserve

Episode

9

/

5 min 51 s

The world of science is full of facts and figures ... and people.

Seattle therapist addresses climate anxiety

Episode

8

/

6 min 51 s

How megafires threaten the endangered Canada lynx

Episode

7

/

8 min 25 s

A forest garden teaches healing, land stewardship

Episode

6

/

7 min

Elk hunting on a changing Colville Reservation

Episode

5

/

8 min 3 s

The WA funeral home that can turn you into a tree

Episode

4

/

6 min 21 s

Rebuilding Salish Sea clam gardens, rock by rock

Episode

3

/

7 min 14 s

The seed vault holding Washington’s rarest plants

Episode

2

/

7 min 4 s

Can butterflies adapt to survive climate change?

Episode

1

/

6 min 32 s

The Dairy Farmers

Episode

8

/

8 min 18 s

The Hatcher

Episode

7

/

6 min 13 s

The Nose

Episode

6

/

7 min 53 s

The Bat Advocate

Episode

5

/

6 min 15 s

The Guardians

Episode

4

/

4 min 18 s

The Range Rider

Episode

3

/

8 min 32 s

The Glassblower

Episode

2

/

7 min 23 s

The Veterinarian

Episode

1

/

8 min 10 s

The hidden worlds in our treetops

Episode

10

/

6 min 21 s

Orcas, better versions of us

Episode

9

/

6 min 11 s

Award-Winning Series

Hidden Barriers

Our Shared Table

Latest Films

Still from 'Flying saucers'? You can thank WA for the term

Mossback's Northwest

How Washington gave the world flying saucers and 'men in black'

Two incidents in the Pacific Northwest inspired the worldwide phenomenon of fables about UFOs. When a private pilot in 1947 spotted a strange formation of discs flying near Mount Rainier, he had no idea his reporting of "flying saucers" would start worldwide sightings that persist today.

4 min

Still from Meet the Confederate spy who became mayor of Seattle

Mossback's Northwest

Meet the Confederate spy who became mayor of Seattle

Beriah Brown was a frontier newspaperman who defended slavery and the South during the Civil war. His work infuriated Union supporters who drove him out of San Francisco under threat of lynching. He fled to Seattle to escape the past and start over.

4 min 3 s

Still from The Northwest’s most notable hoaxes

Mossback's Northwest

The Northwest’s most notable hoaxes

Sometimes so-called “fake news” makes real news. We focus on three famous Seattle hoaxes that shook up the region: an April Fool’s report that the Space Needle had collapsed, a fake “grunge lexicon” that fooled the New York Times, and a prank that sold 83,000 cups of chowder.

5 min 20 s

Mossback

Mossback's Northwest

Meet the Metropolitans: Seattle’s first world champions

In 1917 Seattle hosted a plucky hockey team, the Metropolitans, that brought big-time sports to Seattle. These boys on the ice won Seattle’s first world championship over 100 years ago by winning the Stanley Cup in their home arena.

5 min 15 s

Mossback

Mossback's Northwest

The Great Seattle-Tacoma Blow-up

Seattle and Tacoma's biggest battle is over the name of our biggest mountain. Since the mid-19th century, Seattle and Tacoma have been business rivals. A focus of their fight: what to call Mt. Rainier. Tacomans wanted it renamed Tacoma or Tahoma, said to be the native names for the volcano, but the mountain’s “discoverer” named it for a friend in the Royal Navy. Rainier survives, but the discussion has been rekindled after Alaska’s Mt. McKinley was renamed “Denali.”

4 min 56 s

Mossback

Mossback's Northwest

Harry Allen, Turn of the Century Trans Youth

Long before transgender rights were headline news, a man by the name of Harry Allen was challenging gender norms in the Pacific Northwest, making headlines of his own during the gold rush era of the late 19th century. He was a cowboy, he was a bartender, he was an outlaw and he was born Nell Pickerel.

5 min 15 s