KEEN Connects: The effect of camps on growing up
I remember three distinct moments from my five summers at camp. I was 11 during my first summer, new to the camp experience and ready for...
KEEN Connects: Accommodating growth while protecting what we love
If you value and want to preserve the earth, where would you choose to live to make the least impact? A rural area or an urban area?...
The Shrub-Steppe
Shrub-steppe communities form the iconic western landscape of open sagebrush plains, rim rock, and tumbleweeds. The shrub-steppe is a...
Winter fair brought community together for the environment
On Jan. 28, local businesses and special-interest groups gathered at the Hal Holmes Center to interact with our community on subjects of...
KEEN Connects: Gratitude for our Place in the World
As much as I do it to educate others, I work with KEEN to educate myself about the environment. We live in a very special place. The...
KEEN Connects: Healthy Communities Have Ecological Integrity
In the Kittitas Valley, we are losing our ecological services. Our native pollinators are in decline, our soils are becoming compacted...
Why KEEN Believes Environmental Education is Critical to Our Future
According to recent population projections, Central Washington’s population may increase by as much as 20% in the next decade. (Kittitas...
Urban Stream Restoration - Cost Effective?
In Ellensburg, over the last century, many miles of streams have been piped and wetlands have been filled. Most of the remaining streams...
