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Citizens' group studies Lake Padden water quality

A citizens' group called People for Lake Padden has been conducting a series of tests of the recreational lake's water quality, hoping that the data will provide information for city and county officials to use as they regulate development in its watershed.
"Our focus is on…

2012-02-17
Western's Huxley College Speaker Series to Host Scientist and Mountaineer John All Feb. 17 2012-02-15
Artist James Lavadour to Present Lecture at Western Feb. 16 2012-02-15
Markiewicz named to toxics workgroup 2012-02-07
Western's Huxley College Speaker Series to Host Sustainable Connections' Mariah Ross Feb. 10 2012-02-07
U.S. Ag. Dept. Announces Plan To Accelerate Restoration

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a new plan to accelerate forest and watershed restoration.

Officials say $40 million has been allocated to fund several projects nationwide, including two forests in Eastern Washington state.

2012-02-06
Abel to speak on Costa Rica research Feb. 15 2012-02-03
Western's sustainability programs are the subject of Feb. 3 talk 2012-02-03
New forest-management plan weakens wildlife protection

Back in the 1980s, when conservation advocates were trying to stop logging in old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, they relied on a 1982 regulation that required the National Forest Service to protect wildlife such as the spotted owl throughout its range. They won, and a new Northwest…

2012-02-03
Western's Huxley College Speaker Series to Host Sustainability Expert Seth Vidana Feb. 3 2012-02-02
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