Category: Biodiversity
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A Fight Over Fossil Fuel Exports in the Salish Sea
The Salish Sea’s Southern Resident orcas, one of whom is shown above, are among the creatures impacted by tanker traffic…
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In Olympic National Park, a Restoration Project in Jeopardy
Photo: the Elwha River flows free after the removal of two dams last decade. The Trump administration’s gutting of the…
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State Forests Under Assault
For several years now, Washington’s state forestlands–specifically, the regenerated ecosystems known as legacy forests–have been a subject of heated controversy.…
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The Politics of Wildlife
I’ve never really been a wildlife policy person. While a desire to protect as much of Earth’s endangered biodiversity as…
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Hurricane Ridge: Journey to the Olympic Mountains Alpine
Whenever I visit an alpine environment I’m struck by the degree to which these ecosystems seem like a whole different…
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The Wonder of Amphibians
I’m preparing to teach a class for Whatcom Community College on the amphibians of Northwest Washington–and in preparing for it,…
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Why is Washington DNR Logging So Many Old, “Legacy” Forests?
Protecting the Pacific Northwest’s last ancient forests has been a priority for the region’s environmental movement since at least the…
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Bringing Grizzlies Back to the North Cascades
At almost 10,000 square miles, Washington’s North Cascades ecosystem is one of the largest truly wild landscapes left in the…
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The Beauty of Alpine Lakes Wilderness
I recently made the hike to Kendall Katwalk in Alpine Lakes Wilderness–a spectacular day trip into one of the most…
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The Private Pillaging of Public Lands
What’s the most significant thing we could do to protect endangered species, allow ecosystems to regenerate, and remove countless tons…
Nick Engelfried 