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Josie Humphries, 7, reacts to a trout darting to eat a worm during a field trip with classmates from The Clearwater School at the Northwest Stream Center on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Clearwater students experience watershed moment at Northwest Stream Center

The Everett facility provides environmental education focused on watershed and riparian health.

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Lands commissioner plans to keep working with feds

Dave Upthegrove expects to continue to work with U.S. Forest Service, after Trump’s latest executive orders aimed at…

The Port of Everett is hosting Sail-In Cinema again this summer at Boxcar Park. (Port of Everett)

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The must-attend events that defined the year in Snohomish County

Which unforgettable experiences brought the community together? Let’s find out.

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…

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

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.

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…

Tom Murdoch gives public comment to the Snohomish County Council about his disagreement with the proposed wetland ordinance amendments on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Snohomish County delays decision on changes to habitat ordinance

The delay comes after comments focused on proposed changes that would allow buffer reductions around critical areas.

A view of the Eastglen Wetlands that run through the Eastglen development on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Bothell, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Critics question proposed amendments to habitat ordinance

County council to consider amendments that would cut buffers around wetlands and streams up to half for development…

Emma Hill rides a bike along Phase 0 of the Bayview Trail on Jan. 6, 2025 in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

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Marysville, Lake Stevens celebrate progress of Bayview Trail

Once Bayview Trail is completed, it will connect Marysville and Lake Stevens with a paved path.

Allen Creek flows through a portion of an land used for dairy that was recently acquired by the Tulalip Foundation to be used for conservation and restoration on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Tulalip Tribes aim to boost salmon habitat at Allen Creek

The fundraising arm of the tribes plan to restore the area for critical salmon habitat.

The Nosov family rides their bikes through a large puddle that formed next to the large piles of fill dirt at the Port of Everett on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Port of Everett plans for sea level rise in new development

And electrification projects aim to decrease the port’s fossil fuel emissions.

Cars drive along West Marine View Drive past a derelict barge visible off of the shoreline on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Port of Everett to remove derelict barge early next year

State funding will support the port’s progress on environmental restoration at Bay Wood.

Bailey Vos, a pre-sales forester, stands on a fallen tree in the Stilly Revisited timber sale  on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 in Arlington, Washington. (Ta'Leah Van Sistine / The Herald)

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New state policy could affect timber sales in Snohomish County

A resolution passed this month means the state could sell more older forests for harvest.