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Rant and Rave: Grateful for the helping hands

RAVE to the people who have helped me while I've been on crutches. Being on them as an adult has completely refreshed my perspective on human nature. To the 79 people in 10 days who have offered or have gone out of their way to help me in public places, thank you! I’ve never felt more supported...

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Needs a caption from Christy or story about wheelchair basketball.

October 16, 2019 at 7:00 am

Wheelchair basketball athletes find an outlet for intense competition, and a supportive community of teammates

The nonprofit Seattle Adaptive Sports, run entirely by volunteers, will hold an annual tournament the first week of December.

Pacific NW Magazine

October 16, 2019 at 6:00 am

Rant and Rave: Stop feeding wildlife

RAVE to the wonderful young man who came to my friend’s rescue while hiking on Lake Annette Trail near North Bend. She was feeling unsteady...

Peppers just harvested at Ecolibrium Farms in Redmond, Monday, September 30, 2019. Approximately 50-60 organic vegetables, herbs and edible flowers are grown on the farm. 211607

October 15, 2019 at 7:00 am

There are no tractors at Ecolibrium, where a reverence for soil and sustainability drive this season’s motto: ‘Farm. Cook. Connect.’ VIEW

Relationships flourish at this Redmond farm — with the soil, sustainable agriculture, restaurants, chefs … and even diners at its Under the Walnuts series.

October 15, 2019 at 6:00 am

Rant and Rave: Not a fan of the bright uniforms

RANT to the Seahawks for wearing those neon green uniforms last Thursday night on nationwide TV. I saw my TV screen and immediately adjusted to...

October 14, 2019 at 6:00 am

Rant and Rave: Thanks for the breakfast

RANT to one of the neighbors on Jones Ave. just north of 65th in Ballard, who put a “I parked like an a***hole” sticker on...

Tahmina Martelly has unpaved a parking lot and put up paradise. As manager for Resiliency Programs for World Relief Seattle, she led the effort to tear up an unused parking lot and replace it with food gardens and a rain-collection system that helps prevent polluted storm runoff from reaching Puget Sound.
Photo is from the book, “We Are Puget Sound,” published in 2019 by Braided River, an imprint of Mountaineers Books.

October 13, 2019 at 7:00 am

‘We Are Puget Sound’: Tahmina Martelly: Feeding refugees, protecting the Sound

Food gardens and a rain-collection system transform a Kent parking lot into a healthy metaphor: ‘When you take barriers away, new things can grow.’

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Former Evergreen State College president, Les Purce, was appointed by Washington governor Jay Inslee in 2018 as co-chair of the Orca Recovery Task Force, along with Stephanie Solien.
Photo is from the book, “We Are Puget Sound,” published in 2019 by Braided River, an imprint of Mountaineers Books.

October 13, 2019 at 7:00 am

‘We Are Puget Sound’: Les Purce: Leading the orca recovery task force

Purce says the education of Puget Sounders, and those who visit the Sound, must play a central role in recovering the orca.

Pacific NW Magazine

Ochre sea stars are slowly recovering after a mysterious wasting disease wiped out millions along the West Coast. Researchers hypothesize that the virus may have been exacerbated by warming ocean and air temperature. Scientists believe that sea stars, a keystone species of intertidal areas, were saved by juveniles developing genetic resistance to the virus, an example of evolution in action.
Photo is from the book, “We Are Puget Sound,” published in 2019 by Braided River, an imprint of Mountaineers Books.

October 13, 2019 at 7:00 am

The Backstory: ‘We Are Puget Sound’ is a visual call to action

Individual and collective actions profoundly affect the future of our shared Salish Sea.

Pacific NW Magazine

Looking toward Mount Rainier from Oro Bay on Anderson Island, Puget Sound’s southernmost island, accessible via ferry from Steilacoom.
Photo is from the book, “We Are Puget Sound,” published in 2019 by Braided River, an imprint of Mountaineers Books.

October 13, 2019 at 7:00 am

10 ways you can contribute to the recovery of Puget Sound

Here are actions you can take, individually and collectively, from voting to picnicking in a local park.

Pacific NW Magazine

A pod of orcas gathers at sunset. The Southern Resident orcas belong to a large extended family made up of three pods, J,K, and L. Within pods, grandmothers or great-grandmothers occupy a central role in the family structure.
Photo is from the book, “We Are Puget Sound,” published in 2019 by Braided River, an imprint of Mountaineers Books.

October 13, 2019 at 7:00 am

New book ‘We Are Puget Sound’ reminds us what’s at risk if we ignore the struggles of the Salish Sea VIEW

Maybe if we were more aware of how deeply this special body of water defines and sustains us, we’d be more motivated to save it.

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