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City of Everett Principal Engineer Zach Brown talks about where some of the piping will connect to the Port Gardner Storage Facility, an 8-million-gallon waste water storage facility, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Port Gardner Storage Facility will allow Everett to meet state outflow requirements

The facility will temporarily store combined sewer and wastewater during storm events, protecting the bay from untreated releases.

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Overnight storm in Snohomish County left 16,000 without power

Gusts at Paine Field peaked at 52 miles per hour. Utility crews are expected to restore power in…

LGBTQ+ advocate and outdoors influencer Mikah Meyer during his rafting trip in Desolation Canyon, Utah. (Photo provided by Mikah Meyer)

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Banff Mountain Film Festival comes to Everett

The Historic Everett Theatre will host programs Friday and Saturday.

A person walks in the rain at the Port of Everett in Everett, Washington on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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Snohomish County braces for rain and possible flooding

An atmospheric river is expected to dump as much as 2 inches of rain in Everett and surrounding…

The Shoreline Historical Museum Miyawaki Urban Forest on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025 in Shoreline, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Sno-Isle Sierra Club hosts Miyawaki forest tour

The urban forest was inspired by a 1970s Japanese botanist and aims to combat community members’ climate change…

An American Robin picks a berry from a holly tree on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Calling all birders for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count

EVERETT — The Audubon Society will hold its 28th annual Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend, allowing birders…

The peaks of Mount Pilchuck, left, and Liberty Mountain, right, are covered in snow on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Western Washington’s current winter drought may not last through the season

EVERETT — Even with last week’s snow flurries, there’s no denying this winter has been unusually sunny. The…

The amphitheater at Deception Pass during the 2021 concert series. (Photo provided by Deception Pass Park Foundation Facebook page.)

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Deception Pass Foundation seeks Adopt-A-Trail volunteers

EVERETT — If you’re looking for a way to get outside and give back to the community, the…

Fernando Espinoza salts the sidewalk along Fifth Avenue South on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Think this is cold, Snohomish County? Wait until Tuesday

Tuesday could bring dangerous wind chill during the day and an overnight low of 19 degrees

A salmon carcass lays across willow branches in Edgecomb Creek on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Tribes: State fish passage projects knock down barriers for local efforts

Court-ordered projects have sparked collaboration for salmon habitat restoration

PAWS Wildlife Naturalist Anthony Denice releases a rehabilitated male bald eagle at Lake Ballinger on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Rehabilitated bald eagle released at Ballinger Park

The eagle was found three weeks ago, most likely affected by pesticide

Henry Niebruegge, 5, reaches up to catch a snowball while he plays in the snow with his dad and dog along 216th Street on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Advisory: 2 more inches of snow possible for Everett and surrounding areas

The expanded advisory from Monday evening until Tuesday morning warns of hazardous conditions for drivers.

Cars drive through snow along I-5 in Snohomish County, Washington on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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On the menu for Snohomish County residents: Snow, rain and chill

Higher elevations under winter storm watch

The Snohomish River turns along the edge of the Bob Heirman Wildlife Preserve at Thomas’ Eddy on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Developers challenge Snohomish River Watershed legal rights

Opponents of the voter-approved initiative filed a complaint Tuesday in Snohomish County Superior Court.

Shanti Curran, left, and Andy McKee, right, shovel Curran’s driveway after a light dusting of snow fell last year in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Snohomish County lowlands could see first snow of 2025

Much uncertainty remains, but forecasters say snow showers possible Sunday morning

Gordon Mawson, 5, left and Lenora Mawson, 7, right, look for ocean creatures during the Starlight Beach Walk on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 near the Olympic Beach Visitor Station in Edmonds, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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Starlight Beach Walk returns to Olympic Beach

EDMONDS — During the day, the intertidal can be a magical and mysterious place, where critters come and…

Dave Boehnlein greets Mrs. Pigglesworth of Midgarden Farms located at Rooted Northwest on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 in Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Agriculture co-op village approved in rural Arlington

Rooted Northwest hopes to build a small village as part of a ‘trial run’ for a farm-focused neighborhood.

Bill Derry, president of the Pilchuck Audubon Society, at the Meadowdale Playfields on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Washington environmentalists respond to Trump’s rollbacks

County and state conservation and renewable energy groups plan to continue work during the new administration.

A fully intact exoskeleton of a crab can been seen on Mukilteo Beach on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 in Mukilteo, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Crabs at Mukilteo aren’t dead. They’re just molting

Washington Fish and Wildlife officials say crabs of certain size and sex tend to molt at the same…

Two pedestrians navigate their way down a frosted over sidewalk along Pacific Avenue on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Snohomish County to remain in the deep freeze most of the week

A high pressure system is keeping Snohomish County bundled up