Reminding people about the dangers of wildfire smoke has been a key part of Moses’s outreach work. She emphasizes the health ...

Things are heating up in the PNW, and with the excitement of warm weather comes the threat of wildfires. Cities across the ...

We invite you to review and comment on documents, and attend an open house about the Rayonier Mill cleanup site on the shores ...

The Department of Ecology has expanded a drought declaration for the Yakima area to include watersheds in Snohomish, King, Pierce, Lewis, Thurston, Okanagan, Chelan, Clallam, Jefferson and Ferry ...

Computer models are used extensively for water quality management and Total Maximum Daily Load studies. Models are tools used to predict how a water body will respond to changes in the amount of ...

Governmental agencies use the SEPA environmental checklist to help determine whether a proposal will have significant adverse environmental impacts. The information helps identify what measures can be ...

In saltwater tidal areas, two native burrowing shrimp species live in the muddy areas near the shorelines (mud shrimp, Upogebia pugettensis and ghost shrimp, Neotrypaea californiensis). In Willapa Bay ...

When do you need to secure items in your truck or trailer? Every time you hit the road. Unsecured loads cause over 300 crashes in Washington every year and cause up to 40% of roadside litter — let’s ...

The Pend Oreille Mine, located in northeast Washington approximately two miles north of Metaline Falls, began underground mining for lead and zinc in 1952. The mine operated intermittently and was ...

Whether you're trying to understand them, trying to get them, or trying to find them, water rights are complicated. The good news? Our Water Resources Program just made finding existing water rights a ...

Blue-green algal bloom on a lake in Washington. Spring marks the start of algae season in Washington’s lakes and rivers. While harmful algal blooms (also known as cyanobacteria) are more common in ...

As we continue to celebrate American Wetlands Month, we encourage you to look at the plants in your area. One way to tell whether you're looking at a wetland is by identifying the plants. Wetlands ...