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Wolf poacher gets a legal pass on doing the time

Tue, May 22, midnight

By Daniel Jack Chasan

The story of a convicted wolf killer brings a growing problem into perspective, and shows how big an impact even one or two deaths can have on an endangered population.

A charming dog does not a good play make

Wed, Apr 25, 2 a.m.

By Katherine Luck

The length of and flatness of character in Book-It's new play, "The Art of Racing in the Rain," makes an otherwise-endearing dog story drag painfully.

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In Magnuson Park, tadpoles swim where planes once landed

Fri, Apr 13, 2 a.m.

By Martha Baskin

Green Acre Radio: In Seattle's Magnuson Park, ecologists have turned runways into fully functioning wetlands. It's all in a day's work.

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Rallying to save the souring seas and the Northwest's cherished oyster harvest

Thu, Apr 5, 2 a.m.

By Eric Scigliano

How 50-year-old carbon emissions came back to ravage Northwest shellfish, how scientists and hatcheries unraveled the mystery of acid upwellings, and how a clam farmer persuaded Gov. Gregoire and the Obama administration to take action, with a little help from Ron Sims.

Green Acre Radio: A beaver dam near Northgate

Fri, Mar 9, 2 a.m.

By Martha Baskin

The Beaver Pond Natural Area just south of the shopping mall tells us about urban habitat restoration and the accompanying pitfalls.

The lamprey, close to extinction, could bring down NW salmon too

Fri, Mar 2, 2 a.m.

By Tuck Russell

The lamprey may be ugly, but it is an important food source for Northwest salmon and the tribes of the Columbia River Basin. Scientists say it's nearly extinct.

Midday Scan: Shooting owls to save owls; twisting the marriage ballot wording; rare win on open records

Wed, Feb 29, 11 a.m.

By Pete Jackson

The barred owl is in the crosshairs. The stark wording on the ballot title for a same-sex marriage vote draws critical attention. And the national press is discovering the surprising fact that Washington might actually elect a Republican governor.

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Polite Seattle once obsessed about a celebrity couple's sex life

Wed, Feb 29, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

And when no skyrockets went off, it was clear who should take the blame: the woman. It couldn't have been Bobo's fault, right?

Green Acre Radio: Military sonar in use shortly before orca's death

Sat, Feb 18, 2:20 p.m.

By Martha Baskin

A Canadian naval vessel had engaged in sonar training just days before a female orca, who might have bred and helped with L pod's recovery, washed up on the coast.

Updated: A little oil and a ton of trouble

Sun, Jan 29, 2 a.m.

By Pete Knutson

A fisherman with a leaky hydraulic line discovers what a serious business an oil sheen on Puget Sound can be — especially if you're one of the unlucky few to get tagged for it, and you get on the wrong side of the pollution detectives. New: The Department of Ecology has now reached a decision.

Cirque du Soleil founder pushes boundaries with interspecies acrobatics

Thu, Jan 26, 2 a.m.

By Katherine Luck

'Cavalia' premieres in Redmond, where the trust placed in its equine stars dazzles almost more than the acrobats on their backs.

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Groundwater mismanagement lets giant feedlots drink their fill

Thu, Jan 19, noon

By Cally Carswell

A loophole in Washington's groundwater laws means large-scale cattle operations like Eastern Washington's Easterday Ranches can deplete as much groundwater as they want -- no permit necessary.

Okanogan County takes aim at environmentalist over wolf protection

Wed, Jan 11, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

The state has its own plan for protecting wolves, even as the feds withdraw. Some are furious that an Eastern Washingtonian with environmental credentials has joined the wildlife commission, which recently adopted the plan.

Why this winter's snowy owl visit captivates us

Tue, Jan 10, 6:33 a.m.

By Martha Baskin

Author Paul Bannick talks about the birds that have made an unusual winter appearance -- an irruption -- into the Northwest, their significance as an indicator species, and the power that owls have in the human mind.