urban tree canopy

A mini forest has been planted at the University of Washington's Tacoma campus. Participants are hoping this will help to improve the city's tree canopy — and provide green space on campus.

Four days a week, Kevin Ruby’s team is responding to calls and, often complaints, about people experiencing homelessness in Tacoma.“We always are trying to put people in touch with resources,” Ruby said. “It's just the resources right now, this week, last week, this time of year in general, include a lot more often water, cooling shelters, transportation to cooling shelters, and information regarding all of that.”

This Earth Day, you don’t have to go any further than the Tacoma mall to find yourself in a forest. Lauren Gallup reports.

The Keep Washington Evergreen bill died in session.

What does the public think about the Keep Washington Evergreen bill? NWPB’s Lauren Gallup reports on testimony heard at Washington’s Rural Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources committee.