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Environment

Human Elements: Glass creations inspired by PNW marine life

Based on Lopez Island, artist and environmentalist Raven Skyriver breathes endangered Salish Sea animals into fragile glass.

by
  • Sarah Hoffman
/ February 17, 2023
man staring at glass sculpture of salmon
Human Elements

The Glassblower

Lifelike creations celebrate endangered PNW marine animals.

February 17, 2023
A deer leans its head down to nibble on grass.
Environment

Oh deer: Thriving herds are overcrowding the San Juan Islands

The Columbian black-tail deer has become a habitat threat, creating ideal conditions for invasive plants and forest fires.

by
  • Brian Payton
Hakai Magazine
/ February 16, 2023
A marmot coming out of burrow with grass around him
Environment

Human Elements: Vancouver Island marmots return to the wild

With only 358 of the endangered animals left, the Marmot Recovery Foundation is working to release captive marmots in mountain burrows.

by
  • Sarah Hoffman
/ February 10, 2023
Still from The Veterinarian
Human Elements

The Veterinarian

A team helps endangered Vancouver Island marmots find their place in the wild.

February 10, 2023
A couple holding hands, two boys embracing, a family sits on a bench at a soccer field and a woman wipes lipstick off her partner's face.
Inside Cascade PBS

Share where you found love in Seattle for our interactive map

Love comes in many forms. Tell us about a place that warms your heart for a chance to be featured in a Valentine's Day map.

by
  • Madeline Happold
/ January 31, 2023
Still from Cities of Bridges
Crosscut Now: Special Reports

Cities of Bridges

Grays Harbor's aging bridges provide community identity and maintenance challenges.

January 18, 2023
Still from Living in the flood zone
Crosscut Now: Special Reports

Living in the flood zone

A new levee could offer protection to Grays Harbor from future climate disasters.

January 17, 2023
Randy Settler stands on a boat
Equity

How one Yakama Nation fisherman inherited the fight for salmon

After 150 years of broken treaties and declining salmon populations, Randy Settler worries there won't be enough fish for future Indigenous generations.

by
  • Tony Schick &
  • Katie Campbell
Oregon Public Broadcasting & ProPublica
/ January 5, 2023
Illustration of two homes. On left, the house has more "wi-fi waves" going into it than the home on the right
Equity

Study reveals internet access inequities in Seattle and Portland

CenturyLink offers some poorer neighborhoods with more residents of color slower internet for higher prices, an analysis found.

by
  • Kaylee Tornay
InvestigateWest
/ January 4, 2023
A person standing in front of the water
Environment

Alaskan snow crabs are canaries for worsening fishing woes

As the crustacean's population plummets in the Bering Sea, so do the livelihoods of fishers in Washington and beyond.

by
  • Sarah Kahle
/ December 26, 2022
Still from Embrace the Wet
Mossback's Northwest

Embrace the Wet

Celebrate the stories and myths of our waterways.

December 15, 2022
A man steers a fishing boat on the water
Equity

Lummi Nation prioritizes tradition in new food assistance program

Members of the nation in northwest WA now have more control over how culturally important foods — like locally caught salmon — are distributed.

by
  • Lizz Giordano
InvestigateWest
/ December 14, 2022
Women clean and filet salmon on a countertop
Equity

Feds said salmon is safe to eat — but didn't consider Native diets

Due to chemical pollution, the treaty-protected fish in the Columbia River Basin pose health risks for Indigenous tribes.

by
  • Tony Schick &
  • Maya Miller
Oregon Public Broadcasting & ProPublica
/ December 7, 2022
A closeup of a fish
Environment

Herring are swimming back to the Salish Sea

The fish almost disappeared from Howe Sound in the mid-1970s. Now, the Squamish Nation and citizen scientists are welcoming them home.

by
  • Lauren Kaljur
Hakai Magazine
/ December 1, 2022
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