Environment
Should WA’s foresters harvest timber or sell it for carbon credits?
Small farmers and policy makers work to balance the environment and timber jobs as the emphasis shifts to preserving trees for carbon sequestration.
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Mossback
Mossback’s Northwest: The woman behind the Pacific Crest Trail
A teacher from Bellingham helped preserve the PCT and the Federation Forest state park that otherwise would have fallen to the axe.
Investigations
The effort to save SeaTac’s biggest forest amid airport expansion
Community pressure and federal legislation could help protect a hard-won South King County park from long-term development.
Environment
Inside the tumultuous debate behind Seattle’s tree ordinance
The debate over more density or more tree canopy got personal as developers clashed with the city’s Urban Forestry Commission.
Environment
Seattle City Council passes new tree ordinance
The law regulating trees on private property hadn't been touched in over a decade. But advocates wonder: Is the new one closer to meeting climate needs?