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Audit finds marked increase in antisemitic incidents

By Lauren Gallup April 17, 2024

A graph created by the Anti-Defamation League illustrating reported incidents of antisemitism in 2022 and 2023, divided by category. (Courtesy: Anti-Defamation League)

According to a new report released April 16, by the Anti-Defamation League, 2023 had the most reported incidents of antisemitism nationwide since the organization began tracking incidents of antisemitism in 1979. Last year, there were 8, 873 reported incidents of antisemitism nationwide, which the organization averages to one incident every hour. Read More

As Washington’s prison population shrank, the cost of incarceration went up

By NWPB April 5, 2024

By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network Keeping people in Washington’s prisons has gotten more expensive in recent years. The state is one of several where costs per prisoner have climbed… Continue Reading As Read More

Reactions from PNW on nationwide directive to protect old-growth forests

By Lauren Gallup January 5, 2024

Many federal old-growth forests were protected in the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan. (Credit: Paula Swedeen / Conservation Northwest)

The United States Forest Service, under the directive of the United States Department of Agriculture, has announced plans to apply consistent standards to the conservation, restoration and maintenance of old-growth across the country’s national forests. It’s a first of its kind standard that many say is necessary, given threats from climate change and varied management Read More

“Dr. Christmas Tree” working to prevent disease in Northwest conifer trees

By Lauren Paterson December 21, 2023

Gary Chastagner stands near a green fir tree while wearing a black WSU jacket and jeans.

Gary Chastagner, a Washington State University professor called “Dr. Christmas Tree” shows an example of a less-desirable tree due to fewer top branches, grown in a small plantation of Turkish… Continue Reading “Dr. Read More

Q&A: Northwest writer Jeffrey Dunn on his novel “Radio Free Olympia”

By Lauren Gallup October 9, 2023

Author Jeffrey Dunn, whose novel, "Radio Free Olympia," releases Oct. 10. // Courtesy of Kelly Tareski.

“Radio Free Olympia” is a book about a handful of characters, one of whom, Petr, is raised on the Olympic Peninsula. Without traditional parents, he’s also raised by the landscape. Petr guides readers through folklore of the peninsula by broadcasting spirits on a homemade radio. Reporter Lauren Gallup sat down with Jeffrey Dunn to discuss what inspired this surreal story Read More

Paddle to Muckleshoot: An epic canoe journey returns

By Lauren Gallup October 6, 2023

A canoe family paddles onto shore at Alki Beach Sunday, July 30. // CREDIT: Tracci Dial, NWPB

There was a breeze, clouds and humidity in the air in West Seattle that hadn’t been there for days on the morning of July 30, as visitors to Alki Beach found seats or meandered down to the shore, waiting. A little after 11 a.m., as the sun began to break through the gray, the tip of a canoe and its passengers’ paddles could just be seen cutting across the water, the Read More

As a federal government shutdown looms, Washington state officials brace for impact

By Northwest News Network September 28, 2023

The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. (Courtesy: Creative Commons) Read By Jeanie Lindsay / Northwest News Network As federal lawmakers race against the clock to keep the government running,… Continue Reading As Read More

Tales of the forests through which we tromp

By Lauren Gallup August 30, 2023

Olympic National Park, summertime, sun cascading through trees. // CREDIT: Lauren Gallup NWPB

Moss drapes over trees in Olympic National Park like the table dressings of fairies and the blankets of sprites. This place inspires writers — from amateurs to poets to public radio reporters — and welcomes visitors each year into its majesty. Our national parks tend to do that; be places of awe-inspiring beauty, great adventures through bushwhacking and overnights Read More

As the money grows, Washington’s film and TV industry is taking root

By Lauren Paterson August 1, 2023

A camera is set up behind a white picket fence while crew members dressed in black fill the scene against a wheat field and blue sky.

Director Dan Merchant signals to actors on set during a “Going Home” scene filmed in Rosalia, Washington. (Credit: D.S. Schaefer / Outlier Imaging) Listen (Runtime 1:02) Read While the writer’s… Continue Reading As the Read More

Northern leopard frogs growing leaps and bounds at Northwest Trek, preparing for re-release in the wild

By Lauren Gallup July 14, 2023

Assistant Curator Dave Meadows feeds the northern leopard frogs their daily diet of crickets. (Credit: Lauren Gallup / NWPB)

At Northwest Trek in Eatonville, Washington, there are about 300 northern leopard frogs, named for their spotted skin, swimming around in four tanks and getting ready for their new home. The frogs are part of a conservation project that Northwest Trek is partnering with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Read More

How some in the Pacific Northwest are preparing for King Charles III’s coronation

By Lauren Gallup May 4, 2023

Tea guests enjoying the British tea room, Sweet Peas Tea Room, in Battle Ground, Washington. Photo courtesy of Sweet Peas Tea Room.

At Sweet Peas Tea Room in Battle Ground, Washington, the Union Jack will fly proudly for the coronation, May 6 of King Charles III. Owner Sharon Harbeck is hosting a full English tea at the British tea room she and her daughter, Chantelle, have run for six years. Read More

Camille Patha trades bright, bold colors for dark, evocative journey into black

By Lauren Gallup March 13, 2023

A still from the documentary "Camille in Color," by David Wild. Photo courtesy of the Tacoma Art Museum.

Two days before Camille Patha’s exhibit, "Passion Pleasure Power," opened at the Tacoma Art Museum, the artist walked around the gallery, a space filled with some of her new works from the past three years. Continue Reading Read More

A Pacific Northwesterner’s Guide to Mushroom Gathering

By Lauren Paterson September 22, 2022

Hands hold recently harvested light brown morel mushrooms.

Mike Pruss with recently harvested morels found in north Idaho last weekend. Read Mushroom season in the Pacific Northwest stretches from early spring until late fall. Botanist Helen Lau from… Continue Reading A Pacific Northwesterner’s Guide to Read More

Supernatural thriller featuring Salish language filmed in Pacific Northwest

By Lauren Paterson August 25, 2022

An actor in traditional Spokane tribal clothing canoes on the water of a river with stormy clouds overhead.

Qemtsna paddles across the Lake of Silence on her way to the End of the World. (Photo courtesy Rajah Bose) Listen Projects featuring indigenous culture are taking off from big… Continue Reading Supernatural thriller featuring Read More

Step Into Gallery 110 At The Seattle Art Fair

By Lauren Gallup July 29, 2022

"Global Head Spin," a sculpture by artist Michael Abraham, was on display at this year's Seattle Art Fair.

Tri-Cities artist Greg Pierce travels the Pacific Northwest collecting rocks for his sculptures. Fused with clay and glass, each piece reinterprets the region’s landscape. He’s part of Gallery 110, which represents artists from across Washington state. Reporter Lauren Gallup spoke with Pierce at the Seattle Art Fair. Read More

Better Late Than Never: It’s Mushroom Hunting Season in the Pacific Northwest

By Lauren Paterson May 24, 2022

A pile of morel mushrooms sit atop white paper.

Morel mushrooms gathered this past weekend near Leavenworth, Wash. by Emily Conklin. Listen Journalist Lauren Paterson tells us why now is the time to start mushroom hunting in the Pacific… Continue Reading Better Late Than Read More

Research Suggests Climate Change Is Reducing Snowfall In The Northwest

By NWPB News September 11, 2019

A snow-machine rider takes a snowpack reading as part of Community Snow Observations, a NASA-sponsored citizen science project. CREDIT: OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

New research says climate change is decreasing the amount of snow in the Pacific Northwest. And that has implications for water resources in the region. Continue Reading Research Suggests Climate Change Is Reducing Snowfall In The Read More