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Forest Service axes most research stations as severe fire season builds in Pacific Northwest
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (965+ words) The U. S. Forest Service is shutting down research stations around the country, including centers in Portland, Seattle, and Wenatchee, Washington. Though much of the stations" research is long-term, some fire experts say the cuts could hamper firefighting efforts as soon as…...
How bad for humans is wildlife trade? A new study has answers
11+ hour, 16+ min ago (954+ words) In 2003, a shipment of exotic African rodents to a pet store in Illinois sparked the United States' first mpox outbreak. Gambian giant rats and other rodents infected prairie dogs, which in turn infected nearly 100 people who handled the animals. Ebola…...
A botanist searches for the seeds of the rare Death Valley Sage
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (267+ words) For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga of the California Botanic Garden has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage, for safekeeping in a vault of native California seeds. Each time, she's come home empty handed....
Vaccinating bats could be good for people. But how do you vaccinate a bat?
3+ week, 6+ day ago (745+ words) Here's a question you might never have asked yourself: How do you vaccinate a bat? You can't simply ask your local vet. Nor will the bats line up outside of a clinic on their own. But a group of Chinese…...
Come along with some geese as they migrate back from their southern winter havens
1+ mon, 13+ hour ago (807+ words) Greetings, and welcome aboard Goose Airlines. It's a beautiful and clear March day, perfect for our flight north today. I'll be your flight attendant on this journey. Our pilots have started returning from the south. They started traveling northbound flights…...
Seattle author Lynda Mapes shares her love of old-growth forests, from their quiet to their 'fructifying funk"
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (592+ words) This month, the KUOW Book Club read Lynda V. Mapes' new book, "The Trees are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests." Mapes joined KUOW's Katie Campbell for a live conversation at the Seattle Central Library, the final in a three-part summer…...
Week in Review: politics, digital kiosks, and forest sales
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (175+ words) Host Bill Radke discusses the week's news with former Washington state Attorney General Rob Mc Kenna, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and co-host of the Too Beautiful to Live podcast Andrew Walsh. Week in Review: politics, digital kiosks,…...