Environment

Tokitae’s final song: A celebration of life for the last captive southern resident orca

Hundreds of mourners gathered at San Juan Island's Jackson Park Beach on Sunday to celebrate the life of Tokitae, a southern resident orca who died in captivity before her planned return to the Salish Sea.

Washington may upgrade Western gray squirrel to 'endangered' status

Washington’s Western gray squirrels are in trouble. So much so that state officials are considering uplisting the squirrels from threatened to endangered.

Scientists discover ‘turtle power’ could help monitor radioactive materials

Northwest researchers have discovered that turtle shells, of all things, can help track radioactive doses through time – like walking tree rings. Scientists say these heroes in a half shell could help with environmental monitoring at nuclear waste and fallout sites around the world.

Scenes from an Eastern Washington town devastated by wildfire

No spring bear hunts in Washington – again

Two petitions to allow a spring black bear hunt next year – are denied by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission.

How to keep carbon in Washington's forests

Feds announce millions in funding to bring salmon back to the Upper Columbia River

In a historic agreement, the federal government announced Thursday it will fund tribal efforts to bring salmon back to the Upper Columbia River. Two massive dams have blocked salmon from that part of the river for close to a century.