Corridors for Connection By Sasha Wohlpart (with help from Dr. Jason Irwin)
Why did the snake cross the road? To get to the water in the median, of course! Imagine if every time you needed some food or a drink of...
Deep Time and Changing Landscapes of the Yakima River Canyon By: Dr Dale Beeson, retired geologist
The Yakima River Canyon along state route 821 in Washington State is not only a beautiful and scenic area, but it also holds a rich...
This year’s wildfire season is closer than it appears By: Rose Beaton Community Resilience Coordinator, Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Last year, the Oregon and Gray Road fires near Spokane, Washington destroyed hundreds of residences and structures, uprooting families...
Cultivating Climate Resilience Through Community Dialogue By: David Schwan, PhD Director, Ethics Lab Philosophy and Comparative Religion
I don’t think I had really discovered my love for the outdoors until moving to the PNW region. We’ve lost track of the hours we’ve spent...
The Economy of Wild Spaces By: David Torem and Nicole Pasi
Nicole Pasi, the Kittitas Program Senior Manager at the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust (MSGT), is passionate about wild spaces and...
Good Morning Yakima River! By Rebecca Wassell, Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group
“Good morning, Yakima River! You’re looking lovely today!” For nearly nine years, I drove one or both of my children over the Umptanum...
Resiliency and sustainability are built in community By Nichole Baker, City of Ellensburg
When you think of Ellensburg WA, what comes to mind? I think of a community with a big welcome and a small-town feel, rich in a history...
Creating Climate Resilient Communities By: Jill Scheffer, KEEN President
I moved to Ellensburg at the tail end of 1999 having just finished my masters degree in geography and environmental studies and wondering...
Superpowers for Survival in the Shrub-Steppe By: Sasha Wohlpart & Dr. Dan Beck
On a cool April morning, the sun peeks over the ridge casting an amber glow on a south-facing talus slope, warming the lichen-speckled...
Shrub-Steppe Flora: What may seem like a barren landscape is teaming with diversity. By: Wendy Mee, Kittitas County Conservation District
Traveling south along I-82 over Manastash Ridge one distant morning ago with my mother, heading I don’t remember where, the morning sun...
