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 … Read more
Bryn Fluharty
The End of the Plastic Bag in Seattle
The Seattle City Council recently voted unanimously to implement a ban on plastic bags in the City of Seattle due to the environmental harm that plastic bags can have and … Read more
The Seattle Rain: A Love/Hate Relationship
Growing up in Seattle I grew to have a love of the rain. Many of my childhood memories are in one way or another associated with rain. From laying … Read more
A New Danger for the Hawaiian Monk Seal
After Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring in 1962, people rallied against the use of DDT as an insecticide because of the threat it posed to Bald Eagles and other birds. … Read more
The Nation’s Water Under Attack
Clean water is an essential part of life. We use it for drinking, bathing, cooking and recreation. Currently our law makers are threatening our clean water by trying to reduce … Read more
Logging is Not the Only Threat to Northwest Forests
With Thanksgiving now merely hours away I stop to think about what I am thankful for. One of the things that I am more thankful for in the Pacific Northwest … Read more
Saving Nature for Nature’s Sake
I lie on my back in the middle of a snow covered road staring up at the steel grey sky. The snowy silence has a tangible weight to it. The … Read more
The Life and Death of a Salmon
This past weekend I was walking along the Green River. I was just outside of Auburn, WA (just south of Seattle) and enjoying the afternoon sun. This section of the … Read more
A Golden Eyed Killer
One of the loveliest sounds to look forward to in the spring is the sweet sound of songbirds. There are however millions of stealthy killers stalking the streets who would … Read more
Haunted Forests
Halloween is the time when ghosts of ages past appear! It is not only the ghosts of those people who have past though that can be seen haunting our historic … Read more