Environment Nick on the Rocks: Mount Baker, the volcano born from volcanoes Shifting glaciers revealed the North Cascade peak’s origins, forged from three ancient volcanoes that lived and died over the past million years. by Shannen Ortale / January 12, 2024
Human Elements The seed vault holding Washington’s rarest plants The UW conservation RareCare program contains kernels to identify, conserve and help 150 endangered species survive. January 15, 2024
Environment Human Elements: The seed vault holding Washington’s rarest plants Rare Care Program Manager Wendy Gibble and a team of biologists, students and citizen scientists from the University of Washington conservation program hope to identify and conserve Washington’s... by Sarah Hoffman / January 15, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: The North Cascades' gneiss-est bedrock The range’s oldest bedrock sits high in the mountains near Canada. But the yellow aster gneiss originated an ocean away 400 million years ago. by Shannen Ortale / January 19, 2024
Nick on the Rocks Yellow Aster Gneiss Oldest North Cascades bedrock, a 400-million-year-old tale from European origins. Special thanks to Central Washington University as the original creator and collaborator for Nick on the Rocks. January 19, 2024
Environment Human Elements: Rebuilding Salish Sea clam gardens, rock by rock The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is creating new habitats along the coastline to help marine life weather rising sea temperatures. by Sarah Hoffman / January 22, 2024
Human Elements Rebuilding Salish Sea clam gardens, rock by rock The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is creating new habitats along the coastline to help marine life weather rising sea temperatures. January 22, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: The mystery of Waterville's basalt boulders Just north of Withrow, WA, pancake-flat fields are dotted with massive rocks that help us visualize an Ice Age glacier. by Shannen Ortale / January 26, 2024
Nick on the Rocks The mystery of Waterville’s basalt boulders Just north of Withrow, Wash., pancake-flat fields are dotted with massive rocks that help us visualize an Ice Age glacier. Special thanks to Central Washington University as the original creator and collaborator for Nick on the Rocks. January 26, 2024
Indigenous Affairs WA’s energy ‘green rush’ could endanger cultural Indigenous lands As developers propose solar and wind projects across Washington, gaps in the permitting process threaten culturally significant tribal sites. by B. "Toastie" Oaster High Country News + ProPublica / January 26, 2024