A heartfelt Thank You

Forterra pays its contributors for their work. Editorial costs for this issue of Ampersand were generously covered by our friends at Cloud Ridge Publishing, who believe in our publication. We’re thankful.

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Orders of Magnitude: A Timeline

Eric Sorensen offers perspective about the influence of mankind over time.

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Ampersand Live 2015: The KUOW podcast

The KUOW podcast that let’s you relive Forterra’s Ampersand Live 2015 stage show.

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Let Nature Change Your Mind

Lake Serene sits just south of Mount Index in the Central Cascades range, glistening high above Gold Bar at an elevation of about 2,500 feet. You can access it by hiking a steadily inclining trail through old growth evergreens, abundant fern beds and mossy undergrowth. A serene state of mind is harder to geolocate, but according to recent brain science, a walk in the woods will get you there, too.

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What’s Your Eco-Vice?

An author, a chef, the Governor and more confess their eco-vice.

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An Urban Adventure: Kayaking a Superfund Site

In an essay, Carrie Hawthorne invites us onto the Duwamish River as she kayaks it for the first time.

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Nisqually Salmon and the Changing State of the Wild

Writer Bruce Barcott explores the notion about what it actually means when we regard a place as being “wild.”

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The Great Northern Corridor Takes Off

Gene Duvernoy profiles the local leadership fueling a renaissance of sorts in Everett, Snohomish and Stevens Pass.

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A Note From the Editor

Forterra is pleased to announce our new publication that focuses on people & place in the Northwest. Learn why we believe that this place is who we are.

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Posted 10/3/16

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A heartfelt Thank You

Related Perspectives — Ampersand