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Want to get into mushroom foraging without accidentally poisoning yourself? These Northwest experts can help.

With its relatively mild, famously moist, intensely fertile environs, the Pacific Northwest is the ideal place for fungi of all kinds, and the Puget Sound Mycological Society (PSMS) can help the mycology-curious get started.  VIEW

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Elyse Rylander on Sucia Island, Central Salish Sea. (Brod Salo / Northwest Youth Corps LGBTQ Teen Conservation Crew)
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This Seattle woman started an adventure group to create community for LGBTQ+ youth in the outdoors

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Chef Mutsuko Soma, left and co-owner Russell King at their new restaurant Hannyatou, Tuesday, May 7, 2019 in Seattle. Some of the sake served is at center. 210150
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Is this sake’s breakout year? A big-name chef opens Hannyatou, a sake bar in Fremont

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Biking in Seattle is a way of life. Here’s a look at our deep-rooted bike culture

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The beef peanut stew kara-kare at Max’s restaurant in Tukwila, one of the world’s most popular Filipino restaurant chains.

A big-name Filipino restaurant comes to Seattle’s South End, and 40 other openings around the city

A big-name Filipino restaurant comes to Seattle’s South End, and 40 other openings around the city

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Conservation biologist Dr. Samuel Wasser does forensic analysis on ivory seizures, identifying the source populations of the elephants killed and the criminal networks behind the illegal trade. Some of the thousands of tusks set ablaze in Kenya in April 2016 were sampled for by him and his team. (Kate Brooks)

Sam Wasser pours his intense passion for protecting wildlife into research and catching poachers

Wellness

Many nutrition books make health claims and dietary recommendations that aren’t backed up by scientific evidence — even when the authors say that they’re science-based. The website Red Pen Reviews aims to evaluate their accuracy.

Health claims in nutrition books can be a ‘volcano of nonsense.’ A new website is fighting back.

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Play peekaboo with Mount Rainier as you cruise down this lesser-known bike trail in South Seattle

A piece of the Kalakala gazes upon the Seattle skyline as scraps await rebirth in Kirkland

Arbor quest: Can you help find Seattle’s ‘Last 6,000’ majestic trees?

In the heart of a Kirkland tech campus, an old railway path becomes a fun public park

Garden

Red-flowering currant is common in Western Washington lowland forests.

Washington’s diverse ecotopes nourish a bounty of wildflowers that in turn nourish us  VIEW

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FILE – In this March 3, 2018, file photo, Eagle River, Alaska musher Tom Schonberger’s lead dogs trot along Fourth Avenue during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska. Animal rights activists are toasting the maker of Jack Daniel’s whiskey, saying the company has ended its long-running sponsorship of Alaska’s 1,000-mile race. The action follows a tough year for race organizers who have faced financial hardships, a loss of other sponsors and their first-ever dog doping scandal. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen, Fie) FX103

From watching the Iditarod to chasing the aurora borealis, Anchorage offers wintertime charm for travelers

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Beside a defunct nuclear site, Hanford Reach’s protected wildlife refuge is prime birding territory

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