'You Are Here' and you are writing. Readers get creative for National Poetry Month This is the KUOW Book Club, and we're reading "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World" edited by 24th U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. I'm your guide, Katie Campbell. I asked y'all to try writing a poem of your own — you delivered. Katie Campbell
West Coast governors: We will defend our climate policies against Trump attack After dismantling most federal action on the global climate, the Trump administration now aims to attack state and local policies that fight climate change as well. John Ryan
A century-old tree called 'Big Red' comes down in Edmonds Neighbors and tree advocates circled the trunk, trying to protect it. Condo association members said the tree's removal was sad but necessary. Joshua McNichols
Snow or no? Northwest’s water outlook gets murky with federal cuts Agencies that keep tabs on Northwest rivers and snowpack have been shedding scientists under the Trump administration. John Ryan
What a ‘cloud’ of small earthquakes means for the PNW, and how to prepare for bigger ones Pacific Northwest Seismic Network director Harold Tobin joined KUOW’s Kim Malcolm to discuss our recent shakeups, and how to prepare for more damaging events. Kim Malcolm Play AudioListen 6 mins
Cleanup at Seattle's Green Lake targets abandoned fishing lines that can ensnare wildlife Abandoned fishing lines are the focus of a volunteer cleanup effort at Seattle’s Green Lake this weekend. The stray lines are blamed for killing two owls along the water’s edge in recent years. Amy Radil
From blubber to bone: How a whale decomposes on land The story of the Lobby Whale at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Brandi Fullwood
A different kind of winter fun: tidepooling at night on Puget Sound On a drizzly February night, dozens of people walked with headlamps and flashlights at water’s edge near the Edmonds, Washington, fishing pier. They weren’t there to catch fish or squid: They came to see the wonders that come out when the tide goes out. John Ryan Play AudioListen 4 mins
Seattle's new zoning rules dial up tension around preserving tree canopy Seattle is currently mapping how it will grow over the next 20 years. Mayor Bruce Harrell wants to double the city’s housing capacity, with the hope of bringing down costs. But as residential neighborhoods open up to new types of housing, the city’s environmental impact statement predicts “moderate tree canopy loss” as a result. Amy Radil Play AudioListen 5 mins
Washington state clean-energy funds re-frozen by Trump White House More than $500 million in federal funding for clean energy in Washington state is being held up by the Trump Administration. John Ryan
