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A Mountain Wonderland
Just because it is winter doesn’t mean that you have to stay inside! There are many ways Be Out There and explore even if it is cold out! This past weekend I bundled up and headed out for a cross… Read more >
Extreme Heat in Summer 2010: A Window on the Future
Could the sweltering summer of 2010 be considered mild compared to the typical summers of the future? It depends on whether America & nations around the world act now to curb our global warming pollution. That’s the conclusion of a… Read more >
New Tourist More Than DC Can Bear?
Here in the Washington, DC area, we’re used to a summer tourist invasion. But this may be a bit much — a bear spotted less than two miles northwest of the National Zoo: A bear was caught on security camera… Read more >
Irony: Record Daily Steelhead Counts At Bonneville Dam Due To Heat Wave
The old daily record at the giant Dam on the Columbia River near Portland, Oregon was around, 14,000 steelhead trout. So what is the new peak of 34,000 fish in a single day all about? It seems that the fish… Read more >
Stuffed Animals Help Baby Beavers
Animal rescue always has the risk of wild animals becoming too dependent on humans. To save some baby beaver kits, PAWS Wildlife Center in Lynnwood, WA found that stuffed animals helped. KOMO News.com reports: “PAWS tries to minimize human interaction, but… Read more >
Prison Inmates Raise Endangered Frogs With Greater Success Than Experts!
Two prison inmates in Washington State have discovered they have an extraordinary knack for endangered species TLC. Jennifer Sullivan from the Seattle Times reports: Since spring, Greer and fellow inmate Albert Delp have spent the bulk of their days inside… Read more >
Mysterious Three-Foot Earthworm Up for Protection
The Giant Palouse Earthworm lives in the deep soils of the Palouse region of Idaho and Washington and has been seen only a few times over the course of a century. (Photo University of Idaho and AP archives) The Star… Read more >
Perspective: Changing Curriculum Connects Faculty with Each Other, Students with Their Environment
Sustainability activity is mushrooming on campuses around the nation-except in one vitally important place: college classrooms. As the recent National Wildlife Federation National Report Card on Sustainability in Higher Education recently revealed, growing numbers of colleges and universities are… Read more >
Wherever You Live, Changing Climate is Shifting Spring
The Associated Press has a great roundup the local impacts of a delayed spring thanks to climate change: The capital’s famous cherry trees are primed to burst out in a perfect pink peak about the end of this month. Thirty… Read more >
