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Digging for indigenous science in 3,000-year-old clam beds

WWU's Marco Hatch, a Coastal Salish scholar, talks about the importance of bringing indigenous knowledge to Western research — and what science loses when we don't.

2019-03-25
OK, I’ll bite. What the hell is my carbon footprint?

Wait, you may be thinking, I’m not like that. But even if you’re not the kind of person who would just dump all your trash on the ground in a park for fun, your actions and energy use are taking a toll on the…

2019-03-21
Is ocean acidification knocking the scents out of salmon?

The results of the new study don’t bode well for these fish, Williams says. Already, he notes, these fish and their ecosystems face a host of other pressures. Dams on some rivers, for instance, make it difficult for coho to return to spawn in their home streams. And even should they make it…

2019-03-07
Via Truck And Helicopter, Mountain Goats Find New Home

The National Park Service has embarked on a 3 to 5 year plan, in collaboration with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the National Forest Service, to remove all mountain goats from Olympic National Park in Washington state.

As part of that plan, more than 75 mountain…

2018-09-24
Students share research with Larsen

The effects of climate change on oysters, the way microplastics are impacting sea creatures and the biochemistry of the seafloor at Bellingham Bay are all projects being researched now at Western Washington University’s Shannon Point Marine Center.

U.S. Rep. Rick…

2018-08-16
The High Lonesome: WWU's Andy Bunn talks about Bluegrass, performing, and family roots 2018-08-09
Rybczyk to speak on rising sea levels Feb. 13 2015-02-05
Flight Plan: Charting a Course for Drones in Washington

This one-hour television special from TVW looks at the growing popularity of civilian drones, and the privacy questions they raise. TVW introduces you to hobbyists who are flying drones for fun, as well as professionals who want to use them for things like selling real estate or growing grapes.…

2014-10-24
Scientist on Rainier chases climate change’s butterfly effect

With a pirouette and swoosh of his net, John McLaughlin is after his quarry.

Up here in the rarefied realm of Mount Rainier’s alpine meadows, the mountain, glaciered and magnificent, seems close enough to touch. Velvet green meadows pool with teal lakes. But…

2014-08-06
Professor, students use UAVs to track elk herds 2014-04-17
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