The Unique Challenges Of Fighting Fires In Alaska Marcie Sillman talks with Alaska Public Radio reporter Alexandra Guttierez about the challenges of fighting fires in Alaska. Hannah Burn
Giant Toxic Algae Bloom Hits West Coast Shellfish The West Coast is experiencing the largest bloom of toxic algae in more than a decade, prompting wide-ranging closures of commercial crab and shellfish... Ashley Ahearn
Starfish Are Still Disappearing From Washington State A couple of years ago, divers in Puget Sound began to notice something odd: Starfish were disappearing. The sea creatures would get sores and then melt... Marcie Sillman
Washington State's Oil Train Traffic Is Shrouded In Secrecy EVERETT, Wash. – Dean Smith, 72, sits in his car by the tracks north of Seattle. It’s a dark, rainy Tuesday night, and Smith waits for an oil train to... Ashley Ahearn
State's Latest Bridge Is Not For You, It's For Wildlife Ross Reynolds talks with Washington State Department of Transportation project manager Brian White about the new wildlife overpass that connects habitat... Hannah Burn
Can A Dying Tree Species Be Saved At Crater Lake? Ross Reynolds interviews journalist Emma Marris about her recent essay in Orion magazine about human intervention to save endangered species in... Ross Reynolds
Warm Winter Means Bountiful Northwest Berry Season Strawberries, beware. Blueberries and raspberries are ripening early this year. A warm winter has given way to a hot spring, which means berries are... Joshua McNichols
Getting Hickies And Wisdom From A Giant Pacific Octopus Imagine for a moment a sentient being that’s radically unlike a human: No bones, numerous limbs that can “taste” you, a slimy body that can squirt... Hannah Burn
This Seattle Woman Builds Pathways For Bees, Birds And Other Pollinators Sarah Bergmann was working at a New York ad agency when she heard about the decline in honeybee populations. The agency was working on a campaign to... Marcie Sillman
Truth Behind Washington's Wolf Conflict Is Larger Than You Think Marcie Sillman talks with the executive director of the Human-Wildlife Conflict Collaboration, Francine Madden, about the underlying tensions in... Hannah Burn
