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State’s draft of climate action plan open for public comment

Residents can submit public comments or climate-related stories online through Aug. 22.

Two visitors comb the beach at Kayak Point Regional County Park on Friday, June 14, 2024, in Tulalip, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Nate Nehring and WSU Beach Watchers to host beach cleanup at Kayak Point

Children and families are especially encouraged to attend the event at Kayak Point Regional County Park.

Cars drive along Cathcart Way next to the site of the proposed Eastview Village development that borders Little Cedars Elementary on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 in unincorporated Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Snohomish County Council denies latest Eastview Village appeal

Council members affirmed previous approvals of the development planned off Cathcart Way near Highway 9.

U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, right, goes over a Chinook Marsh Project map with Snohomish County Surface Water Management’s Michael Rustay, left, and Erik Stockdale, center, at the project site on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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County receives $10 million grant for floodplain management

The state Department of Ecology funding will go toward 13 projects across the county working to restore habitat…

Snow dusts the treeline near Heather Lake Trailhead in the area of a disputed logging project on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, outside Verlot, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Utah Senator pulls public lands provision from tax bill

The original proposal would have put federal land in Snohomish County up for sale.

A firefighter with Sky Valley Fire sprays water on a hotspot Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, along U.S. 2 as the Bolt Creek fire continues to burn between Index and Skykomish. (Peter Mongillo / Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue)

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Snohomish County releases draft of wildfire protection plan

Community members can submit feedback and questions online through July.

Commerce Director Joe Nguyễn plugs his car in to one of the available Skycharger stations during the grand opening of the state’s first electrical vehicle fast-charging station on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 in Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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State and partners celebrate new EV fast-charging station in Arlington

The station is the first of 136 planned sites funded by Climate Commitment Act dollars.

An elevated walking path that runs along Heather Lake is covered with snow on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 in Granite Falls, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Utah Senator revises public land sale proposal

The revision comes after a Monday ruling that the original proposal violated a Senate rule.

A boat drives along Lake Stevens with Mount Pilchuck visible in the background on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Senate ruling could save U.S. Forest Service land from being sold

Parliamentarian disqualifies a proposal to sell up to 3 million acres of public lands.

PUD Manager of Generation Operation and Engineering Scott Spahr talks about the different gages and monitoring on the control panel at the Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric Project on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 in Sultan, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Snohomish County PUD to change its contract with Bonneville this fall

The contract change will enable PUD to supply more reliable and affordable energy, Senior Power Supply Manager Garrison…

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Adopt A Stream Foundation will host summer solstice market

Peruse local crafters and artisans or check out the foundation’s half-mile nature trail.

Steve Mantle, founder for innov8.ag, showcases the Burro’s following ability on Friday, June 13, 2025 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Snohomish County’s new Ag Tech program creates access for farmers

The program allows farmers in the Snohomish River Basin to use technology for agricultural use, free of charge.

A female beaver makes her way out of the temporary constructed den for herself and another relocated male beaver on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 near Sultan, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Adopt A Stream Foundation will begin logjam project Wednesday

The engineered logjams aim to mimic beaver dams and provide critical stream habitat on North Creek.

A bear rests in a tree in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Courtesy U.S. Forest Service

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Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest transitioning to cashless collections on June 21

The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest will transition to primarily cashless collections for day and annual passes on June…

A recently finished log jam is visible along the Pilchuck River as a helicopter hovers in the distance to pick up a tree for another log jam up river on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 in Granite Falls, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Tulalip Tribes and DNR team up on salmon restoration project along the Pilchuck River

Tulalip Tribes and the state Department of Natural Resources are creating 30 log jams on the Upper Pilchuck…

A bear rests in a tree in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. (U.S. Forest Service)

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Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest transitioning to cashless collections on June 21

The Forest Service urges visitors to download the app and set up payments before venturing out to trailheads…

People walk during low tide at Picnic Point Park on Sunday, March 3, 2024 in Edmonds, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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Beach cleanup planned for Picnic Point in Edmonds

Snohomish Marine Resources Committee and Washington State University Beach Watchers host volunteer event at Picnic Point.

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Rose Freeman (center) and Anastasia Allison play atop Sauk Mountain near Concrete on Thursday, Oct. 5. The pair play violin and piano together at sunrise across the Cascades under the name, The Musical Mountaineers.

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Adopt A Stream Foundation hosts summer concert on June 14

The concert is part of the nonprofit’s effort to raise $1.5 million for a new Sustainable Ecosystem Lab.

Cascadia College Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor Midori Sakura looks in the surrounding trees for wildlife at the North Creek Wetlands on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 in Bothell, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Cascadia College ecology students teach about the importance of wetlands

To wrap up the term, students took family and friends on a guided tour of the North Creek…

Paddle boarders enjoy the waters off Edmonds Beach last month to beat the heat in Edmonds, Washington on July 26, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Snohomish County braces for first mini heat wave

Everett is forecasted to hit 83 degrees on Sunday with inland temperatures reaching as high as 89 degrees.