A grant from the state will allow the Kittitas Environmental Education Network (KEEN) to “connect kids to camp” this summer. KEEN has...

May is an exciting time in Ellensburg. The farmers market begins, gardeners get busy with their craft, the warmer weather gets us excited...

At the very end of April when I relocated to Ellensburg from Florida, I immediately set about exploring the surrounding area. I marveled...

At this time of year, we may not see it as often as we’d like, but sunshine is one of the best things about life in the Kittitas Valley....

Stewardship. The definition of the word is simple; the job of supervising or taking care of something. So, we all have something in...

The nights are getting colder, and starting earlier (thanks, daylight saving). Snow has already hit the ground, turned to slush and...

There’s a lot of dissatisfaction around. Personal, professional, political, whatever. Part of it for me is that I’m not ready for the end...

Summer passes by so quickly sometimes that we fail to fully appreciate it. However, this summer was tough on many levels. Fires...

Trees are always on my mind. As a kid, I climbed a lot of them. I suppose the love affair began with that. Most of us know the forests of...

KEEN connects us living in Kittitas county to the environment through the hosting of community events throughout the year. Events such as...