is an author, naturalist, educator and an archaeology curatorial associate at the Burke Museum. His newest book is "Homewaters: A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound." His many books include the award-winning "Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle’s Topography." Find him on Twitter at @geologywriter.
Adopting a new way of thinking has the benefit of greatly expanding the potential to create a thriving Puget Sound hospitable to all forms of...
According to David B. Williams' new book, "Homewaters: A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound," abundant natural resources have played a dramatic role for...
Seattle’s future as a major city began 100 years ago, with the grand opening of the Ballard Locks and the Lake Washington Ship Canal.
The Artic National Wildlife Refuge is the quintessential example of a wild, untrammeled landscape, a place for wildlife, for science, for connection, for learning, for...
Paul Watson, an award-winning journalist, tells a fascinating story of a voyage, a decades-long search and a final discovery.
In “The Tide,” British author Hugh Aldersey-Williams focuses on humanity’s developing knowledge of the science of tides, “nature’s greatest marine drama.”
Jordan Fisher Smith’s “Engineering Eden” is a vivid account of conflicts within the National Park Service over managing bears and other wild animals — conflicts...
In “Stories from the Leopold Shack: Sand County Revisited,” University of Washington professor Estella Leopold shares her memories of growing up in Wisconsin with her...
Christine Corton’s “London Fog: A Biography” tells the story of the thick yellow fogs that cloaked London in the 19th and 20th centuries — they...