First-of-its-kind survey across King, Snohomish and Pierce counties polls 300 millennials on the telephone; another 868 were surveyed online Much has been written about how the Puget Sound region has bucked national trends this election season. We voted for an […]
Farm becomes subdivision. It’s an old story, and one that Arlington hay farmer Andrew Albert has seen a lot. “Happens all the time. Land is farmed for generations, then one generation ends, the other takes over, and they have different
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Some of the last undeveloped shoreline along Puget Sound has been added to the Nisqually Reach Aquatic Reserve. The acquisition of 17.6 acres expands Jacobs Point Park on Anderson Island to 100 acres, making the Nisqually reserve the largest protected
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Although its eerie name suggests otherwise, Puyallup’s Dead Man’s Pond is home to many living things. From black-tailed deer to blue herons and bald eagles, the pond acts as a home to local wildlife and is part of a larger
At six times the size of Seattle’s Discovery Park, the Port Gamble Forest is a close-by recreational jewel, at risk of development. With population pressing in close on these woods and people enjoying them with miles of hiking, mountain bike
A proposed Pierce County purchase of a two 10-acre forested parcels south of Buckley could give residents access to a forest preserve larger than all but one of the county’s parks. The County Council last week gave its informal approval
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Hundreds of acres of old-growth forest land near the North and Middle Forks of the Snoqualmie River are now under the protection of Forterra, a Seattle-based land conservation organization, and the Washington Department of Natural Resources. On Dec. 29, Forterra
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SEATTLE – On December 29, Forterra completed two land transactions spanning 376 acres along the western edge of the Cascade Mountains, 300 of these holding pristine old growth forest. The acreage represents some of the last unprotected stands of ancient
The Nisqually Land Trust has partnered with Forterra and the Anderson Island Park District to acquire some of the last remaining undeveloped shoreline property along Puget Sound — 17.6 acres that will be added to Jacobs Point Park on Anderson
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Nonprofit group Forterra recently purchased 376 acres of land — 300 acres of which is old growth forest — around the Middle Fork Snoqualmie and Tolt rivers. The land will be permanently protected from development. Finalized Dec. 29, the purchase
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