Here is a tough question: How do you get a sportsman, a mans man to write a valentines day themed blog post? How do you motivate someone who is much … Read more
Seattle
Jump into Spring with the National Wildlife Federation and the NW Flower and Garden Show!
Spring is just around the bend, and what better way to celebrate than attending the Northwest Flower and Garden Show February 8-12th at the Convention Center in Seattle. The title … Read more
Washington’s Dwindling Glaciers and Water Supply
David Lester reports in the Yakima Herald-Republic: “In the first comprehensive study of its kind, a Portland State University study has found Mount Adams’ 12 glaciers have shrunk by nearly … Read more
Seattle Snowmageddon, Climate Change and Wacky Weather
Snowmageddon or Snowpocalypse are terms that have come to describe most extreme snow events, such as the early February storm which covered Washington, DC in 2010. The current January snow/ice … Read more
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
Cutest Baby Deer Ever
A baby pudu was recently born at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Pudus are the smallest deer species in existence and are native to tropical forests of South America. … Read more
NWF@AMS: Connecting Climate, Weather & Wildlife
What role do meteorologists have to play in educating Americans about the climate crisis? Read more
Hike and Seek – Getting Outdoors With a Kid in Your Life This Weekend
By Larry Schweiger As a child I was fortunate enough to spend many hours outdoors with my father, who was a dog trainer and hunter. My dad died more than … 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 … Read more