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Planning is done at Lord Hill Park — now the work begins
Snohomish County’s preferred plan aims to reduce conflict among hikers, mountain bikers and horse riders.
Zachariah Bryan
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State board approves naming marsh after Everett college teacher
Holland Marsh near Granite Falls is named for forestry teacher, fire lookout and author of “Switchbacks” Andy Holland.
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Wildlife finds a new home at mitigation site near Mill Creek
Public works crews planted trees and piled up “woody debris” to mimic nature. It’s to make up for…
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Forest Service green-lights new seismometers at remote Glacier Peak
The volcano has potential to be one of the deadliest in the nation. Four new monitors could avert…
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Camano Island to get new transmission line — and fewer power outages
It’ll be the second transmission line on the island. It should help keep the lights on during windstorms.
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10M gallons of partly untreated wastewater discharged in Everett
The Everett treatment plant released the water into the Snohomish River. It may have not been properly sanitized.
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Snohomish County gets over $1.8 million for the outdoors
Funding from the Great American Outdoors Act will help patch up roads and trails on the Mountain Loop…
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If this dike fails, Stanwood goes underwater
The levee is over a hundred years old. And it shows. But efforts have lagged to fix it…
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New plan would merge Snohomish Health District with county
The COVID-19 pandemic proved the integration would improve public health responses, officials say.
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Where to go to mark Memorial Day in Snohomish County
This year marks a return for many services that were paused during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Diving for trash in Snohomish River, biologist fills 59 pickup beds
At Thomas’ Eddy, Doug Ewing estimates he has collected 3,000 pounds of lead fishing weights. And that’s just…
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Forest Service formulating big plan for Stillaguamish watershed
Three trails could be decommissioned. New ones could be built. And over 22,000 acres of trees could be…
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Report: Record heat turned Washington’s evergreen trees red
“Desiccation” is a sign of climate change’s impact on forests. Damage was observed in the Cascade foothills of…
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Panel OKs naming marsh near Granite Falls for Everett teacher
The wetland currently doesn’t have a name. Soon it could be the namesake of Andy Holland, a forestry…
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Bikes, horses, hikers: At Lord Hill Park, who gets priority?
Parks staff will soon unveil plans for the 1,400-acre trail network. Mountain bikers feel like “we didn’t get…
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Lynnwood detectives seek help in Daleway Park shooting
Police say Carl Bridgmon, 70, was an innocent bystander. No arrests have been made.
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Granite Falls marsh may be named for Everett college teacher
Andy Holland inspired generations of students to pursue forestry. Now his nephew wants to honor his legacy.
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Solar array in south Everett will have energy to power 40 homes
The Snohomish County PUD project on Casino Road will serve low-income families — even on cloudy days.
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A scramble to save Puget Sound’s precious kelp and eelgrass
A new protection zone for marine vegetation in Snohomish County is a big first step toward future efforts.
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Bothell drug courier, boss sentenced in international scheme
The arrest of Jeff Walker helped unravel a drug trafficking operation that stretched from Mexico to Canada.