Get out the sauté pan, fall mushroom season starting early in Pacific Northwest Pacific Northwesterners who forage for wild mushrooms are noticing that the late summer and fall delicacies are coming in early this year. Tom Banse
Climate advocates urge Seattle to ban natural gas in new buildings Climate activists in Seattle want to snuff out natural gas, starting with a ban on installing gas piping in new buildings. John Ryan
Should Rivers Have Same Legal Rights As Humans? A Growing Number Of Voices Say Yes "Environmental personhood" was once considered a fringe issue, but several countries have granted rivers within their borders legal person status. Bangladesh became the latest in July. Ashley Westerman
Got questions about Alien life? But raiding Area 51 sounds too extreme?...This talk just might be for you Biologist Mohamed Noor takes a Seattle audience on a journey of exploration to boldly go where no one has gone before...or at least those not a part of the scientist community. Sonya Harris
What's that screeching? Maybe a hungry young Cooper's Hawk It's breeding season for Cooper's Hawks. They are now prolific in Seattle. Just listen for their screeches. Deborah Wang
3 Washington deaths put focus on paddleboard safety Hey, paddleboarders: The police are watching you, for your own good. Angela King
The Cosmic Crisp apple will hit grocery stores after 22 years in the making Kim Malcolm talks with journalist Brooke Jarvis about the launch of the Cosmic Crisp apple. Kim Malcolm
The river runs alarmingly low in North Bend It’s been raining this July, but much of Washington is still in a drought, because of our hot, dry spring and early summer. Just 30 minutes outside Seattle, in the town of North Bend, most development is on hold till an issue of water is resolved. Eilís O'Neill
Is another smoky summer inevitable? On this episode of SoundQs, we try and figure out whether smokey summers are the new normal and what this year might bring Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Protecting where the spirit bears roam It all started when Ian McAllister spent two days in a flimsy basket, suspended from a tree, to protest logging. Chris Morgan
