Nature
How a Changing Climate Affects Our Forests
With global temperatures on the rise, forests in our region are changing and are expected to change even more. Forests make up nearly half of ...
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The Living Snow Project at Western Washington University
The goal of the Living Snow Project is to better understand the distribution, abundance, and diversity of snow algae (often called “watermelon snow”) in the ...
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Glacier Ice Worms: What Are They and Where to Find Them
My partner John and I were planning to camp at Ingraham Flats, a nice bench on the Ingraham Glacier at 11,000 feet, just above Mount ...
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Wildlands Firefighter: Profile of Kurtis Robinson
Kurtis Robinson is not someone who sits back and watches life happen. That’s true in his work as president of the Spokane chapter of the ...
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Spokane’s Large Rodents: Porcupines, Beavers, and Marmots
Marmots, beavers, and porcupines — three of the larger rodents in North America — have all have shape our local ecology and culture.
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470 Acres Permanently Protected in the Columbia Gorge
Friends of the Columbia Gorge, an Oregon-based nonprofit group, recently announced that it had successfully completed its Preserve the Wonder campaign. Raising a total of ...
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Life After Death: How to Build a Whale
When children enter Highline College’s Marine Science and Technology Center at Redondo Beach and look up at the 38-foot gray whale skeleton bearing down on ...
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Learn About Indigenous Sciences and Culture at Spokane’s Mobius Science Center
Spokane lies in the nexus of some amazing resources and educational opportunities; and with forest, rivers, mountains, prairies, and lakes, there is ample opportunity to ...
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The Aerial Courtship of Osprey
One of the sure signs of spring is the return of our seasonal birds. Many people think of the robins out in the yard pulling ...
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