Environment
The PNW is a leader on forage fish management — but it needs better data
A U.S. Senate bill highlights West Coast progressiveness in managing fisheries, but even our region is a long way off from really knowing what’s out there.
Hannah Weinberger
Hannah Weinberger is a former reporter at Crosscut, focused on science and the environment. Previously on staff at Wirecutter, Bicycling, and Outside, Hannah's coverage explores outdoor recre
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For WA wildlife and spaces in danger, one woman paddles to the rescue
In May, Megan Duffy will lead the state’s Recreation and Conservation Office, a small-but-mighty division that funds everything from land acquisition to salmon recovery.
Environment
Community science could help us save Washington’s amphibians
With state biologists unable to monitor every amphibian species as completely as they would like, community volunteers fill an important gap.
Environment
Zebra mussels on Marimo moss balls are causing an emergency in WA
If the tiny mussel established itself here, it would create over $100 million worth of damage each year to dams, agriculture, salmon and more.