'They're treasures': Advocates want more protections for Seattle's big trees Efforts to update Seattle’s tree regulations fizzled last year. Now a new effort to protect the city's trees is under way. Amy Radil
It's a calf! New baby orca seen in endangered pod Whale watchers spotted a new orca calf in the J pod of the endangered southern resident killer whale population Thursday. Caroline Chamberlain Gomez
Should grizzlies be brought back to the North Cascades? 'Wild' listeners weigh in We tried a little experiment with our Instagram followers for The Wild (@thewildpod). Before our episode on bears in the North Cascades we polled them to ask: Should grizzlies be reintroduced to this area? Kara McDermott
The ‘ghost bears’ of Washington state I explore the ideas and controversies behind reintroducing grizzly bears to the North Cascades. Chris Morgan
Retrofitting Seattle's vulnerable buildings could cost over $1 billion A new report is finally putting a price on the cost of crucial earthquake safety fixes in Seattle. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Lummi Nation asks federal government for emergency intervention to aid Puget Sound orcas Kim Malcolm talks with Squil-le-he-le Raynell Morris about why the Lummi Nation is asking NOAA to issue an emergency intervention to save Puget Sound orcas. Kim Malcolm
Washington first state to legalize human composting Composting human remains is now legal in Washington, in first of its kind law. Paige Browning
Chris Morgan sees a forest therapist There’s a big part of us that still is wild, a bigger part than we might imagine in this crazy modern world we’ve built around ourselves. Chris Morgan
This Bainbridge Island podcast wants to take you on a walk Bainbridge Island author and journalist Jon Mooallem didn’t shell out for a bunch of gear. He just pulled out the small voice recorder he uses to interview people, put it in an old wool sock and then, well, walked around. Bill Radke
3.8 million people are now in Washington's drought zone. And it's only mid-May Dry conditions in Western Washington have intensified over the past week, with most of King, Pierce and Snohomish counties now listed as under moderate drought. Casey Martin
