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kitsapsun. com > picture-gallery > news > 06/30/2026 > bald-eagles-and-great-blue-herons-feast-at-big-beef-creek-in-seabeck > 90745575007

Bald eagles and herons return to the mouth of Big Beef Creek

2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (26+ words) Kitsap Sun Bald eagles and herons return to the mouth of Big Beef Creek...

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kitsapsun. com > story > news > local > 04/22/2026 > land-donation-permanently-protects-hood-canal-estuary-in-seabeck > 89611479007

Little Beef Creek estuary protected after family donation

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (132+ words) Kitsap Sun Little Beef Creek estuary protected after family donation A family with deep ties in Kitsap County has donated 14 acres of pristine property in Seabeck in honor of its deceased family member, helping create a new wildlife preserve along…...

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kitsapsun. com > story > opinion > columnists > 03/15/2026 > harbor-porpoises-are-beacons-of-hope-in-the-salish-sea > 89120477007

Chubby beacons of hope in the Salish Sea | Opinion

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (265+ words) Kitsap Sun Chubby beacons of hope in the Salish Sea | Opinion Conservation headlines are often heavy. Habitat loss. Species vanishing. Warming and rising seas. It is easy to be overwhelmed, fatigued, and even experience grief for our natural world " especially…...

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kitsapsun. com > story > life > home-garden > 03/14/2026 > native-hedges-that-attract-wildlife-in-the-pacific-northwest > 89123916007

Native hedges can attract wildlife somewhere other than your garden

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (536+ words) Kitsap Sun Native hedges can attract wildlife somewhere other than your garden A hungry herd of deer ran riot recently in my neighborhood, browsing happily on newly emerging peas, nibbling hydrangeas to the ground, and dis-budding the roses. Given the…...

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kitsapsun. com > story > news > 03/02/2026 > kitsap-county-evaluating-options-for-south-kitsaps-banner-forest > 88888137007

Kitsap County to assess Banner Forest restoration needs through 2027

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (89+ words) Kitsap Sun Kitsap County to assess Banner Forest restoration needs through 2027 Kitsap County will not do any selective logging in Banner Forest Heritage Park for at least the next two years, and possibly not at all, after the issue was…...

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kitsapsun. com > story > news > 02/12/2026 > hansville-birdhouse-builder-turns-creativity-into-business > 88610471007

Former chef translating creativity into bird houses around Hansville

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (85+ words) Kitsap Sun Former chef translating creativity into bird houses around Hansville HANSVILLE -- After a biking accident forced Sean Brown to give up his job as a chef, he has pivoted to transform his creative outlet into a new career. He…...

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kitsapsun. com > story > news > 07/22/2025 > plan-to-shoot-barred-owls-in-wa-to-protect-spotted-owl-in-jeopardy > 85322655007

Plans to shoot thousands of barred owls in doubt after feds cancel grants

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (837+ words) A controversial plan to kill up to half a million invasive barred owls to protect endangered spotted owls is in jeopardy after the Trump administration terminated three critical grants funding the program." The plan, set to start this year and…...

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kitsapsun. com > story > news > 09/22/2025 > former-washington-land-commissioner-joining-american-forests-nonprofit > 86300462007

Former WA lands commissioner Hilary Franz takes top job at forest conservation nonprofit

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (537+ words) A year after her unsuccessful bid for Congress, former Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz has accepted a job as the president and CEO of a forest conservation nonprofit." American Forests, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, announced Franz's hiring"last…...