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Hundreds turn out for Navy Growler EIS Scoping Meeting in Port Townsend...
Hundreds of people from the North Olympic Peninsula came to Fort Worden in Port Townsend Thursday afternoon to hear the Navy explain their plans for expansion of the Growler air fleet. The Navy had...
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Navy seeks public comment on sonar use in training with supplement to...
This has to do with the previous EISA which involves the offshore training impacts primarily. But there are people reviewing this document to see what’s been added. One has to wonder that the odd...
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National parks set attendance record for 2014; Olympic 6th most-visited...
A good reason to not allow the Navy to expand their warfare simulations over the west end of the Olympic National Park, including the Hoh River, and Lake Quinault. The national park system in the...
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It’s official: Olympic Mountains — source of our water supply — in a state of...
We assumed it was happening, and now the news is official. Even if you don’t believe in global warming, you are about to have a summer governed by it. A stubbornly warm winter is still providing the...
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North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center Natural Resources Program – An open...
From supporters of the program: Dear supporters of the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center Natural Resources program, Your efforts leading up to and at the 4/28 Skills Center Administrative Council...
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A Record-Breaking No-Snow Year for the Olympics – Olympic Park Associates
If you think we can be a bit smug about California’s ongoing drought, think again. We are experiencing, this year, an unprecedented lack of snow in the exact places that need to have it. We are...
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Spotted owl numbers not only down but also at faster rate – Earthfix
For a variety of reasons, including the near total decimation of old growth timber by our demand for it over the last century, along with invasive species that have outcompeted the spotted owl, we are...
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So Dry Even A Rain Forest Is Burning – Seattle Times
The Queets rain forest area is also suffering from the climatic change that is warming the entire planet. Now a major forest fire has started in the Queets area. The temperature of the river is a...
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Protecting The Olympic National Park From Noise Pollution- Outside Magazine
Welcome to the Quietest Square Inch in the U.S. And meet the man who’s made it his mission to keep it that way Outside Magazine profiles Gordon Hempton, the acoustic ecologist who is documenting the...
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Letters of opposition needed now on Navy Electronic Warfare Range
This in from the Protect Olympic Peninsula people: The Executive Director of Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics told citizens that letters to Mr. Bonnie may be the best shot we have to...
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Interest flags in pink salmon fishery at Dungeness River mouth after number...
I’ve shot video on the small group of tribal fishermen that work the beaches at the mouth of the Dungeness. They are out at dawn and often working hard to catch a few fish. It appears that this year...
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Drought Becomes Deadly For Olympic Peninsula’s Hatchery Fish – KPLU
The Makah have had to kill off their hatchery fish. Not enough water. Too much heat. This summer’s extreme drought is becoming increasingly deadly for fish in the northwest. The state department of...
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More letters needed on Electronic Warfare Range to Chief of US Forest Service
Forwarded to me, and now to you: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Saving Olympic National Park Thank you to all who wrote letters to Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary of Natural Resources, protesting the use of the...
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Forks implements emergency water restrictions – PDN
The drought is not over folks, just because we got rain. In fact, the forecasts for the next year is for no real relief. Forks has one of 5 city wells shut down, and appears to be in a bad situation...
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Sewage release closes waters of Port Ludlow Bay to recreation until Saturday...
With no backup plan in place, the Bay is now closed. Just a heads up for those wanting to kayak or harvest shellfish, which I believe is closed in that bay anyway. Would be great to see a strong rain...
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Did the US Navy Break Federal Laws to Push War Games Over National Forests? –...
The continuing saga of the Navy taking over more land, sea and air space, with the implied notion that they “own” it. We need a good lawyer out here that can stop this nonsense. A good read by...
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Jefferson County Dems Adopt Marbled Murrelet Resolution
The Jefferson County Democrats adopted, on Tuesday, a resolution urging the Board of Natural Resources to adopt the strongest of the alternatives it is considering for protection of marbled murrelet...
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Washington Tribe Confronts Climate Change, Sea Level Rise – Earthfix KUOW
Climate change adaptation strikes home here on the west coast of the Olympic Peninsula. The Quinault Indian Nation is struggling sea level rise and the loss of the Anderson Glacier, which feeds the...
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UW, NASA deploy scientific blitz to study rainy Olympic Peninsula – Seattle...
No. It’s not an invasion of aliens. And it won’t be the equal to the random secret test launch of a rocket as happened in Southern California last week, scaring everyone in the area, but scientists...
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Navy set to train SEALs on public beaches?
Just in this AM. Appears to be accurate and very disturbing. The Navy appear to be set to expand SEAL training to some very public beaches. If you feel you want to take action on this, call our elected...
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