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State policies on wolves have strong impacts in Cascades
By Josh Magill Washington State Senator Kevin Ranker stated on Thursday that he wants to know the specifics of why the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDF&W) decided to eliminate a...
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Mythologist Michael Meade offers help in a time of crisis
By Bruce A. Smith As Superstorm Sandy upends our world and seems a capstone to a growing list of global disasters like the economic collapse of 2008, local author Michael Meade shares words of advice...
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Killing of wolf pack sparks growing controversy
By Josh Magill The slaughter of a wolf pack by the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife to assuage concerns of local cattle ranchers in the north-central section of the state has triggered...
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Sandy and the snow – an update from New York
by Bruce A. Smith After Hurricane Sandy hit last week, the New York-New Jersey area endured a major winter storm this week known as a Nor’easter that dumped over a half-foot of heavy, wet snow and...
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Update: Search to continue Tuesday morning for missing snowboarders at Paradise
Update, 10 pm, Monday, 11.12.12: Kevin Backer, public information officer at Mount Rainier National Park, has issued the following update on the missing snowboarders above Paradise: About 3:00 this...
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Missing Snowboarders Found on Mount Rainier as major snow storm hits
Special to the Mountain News At approximately 1100 hours this morning, searchers at Mount Rainier National Park found the two snowboarders who have been missing since Sunday, November 12. Derek...
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Mount Rainier to close road to Paradise on Tuesdays and Wednesdays this winter
Editor’s Note: Mount Rainier National Park announced this week that it is making a major change in providing access for the public to the Paradise area, and will close the road from Longmire on...
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Mountain Highway closed again due to mudslide
This just in from WSDOT. -BAS: ****************************** SR 7 closes temporarily following slide near Eatonville EATONVILLE – A 1.5-mile segment of State Route 7 west of Eatonville is temporarily...
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Another slide closes Mountain Highway, but this time in the Ohop Valley
by Bruce A. Smith Another press release from the WSDOT reflects the historic levels of rain and mud slides effecting western Washington. Mountain Highway, aka SR 7, has been shut several times in the...
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Body of missing climber spotted on Mount Rainier
Special to the Mountain News-WA: The following press announcement was released Saturday concerning the disappearance of a climber near the summit of Mount Rainier....
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Updates – Smoke and fire threaten southern Pierce County
by Bruce A. Smith Concern is mounting in Eatonville and surrounding communities as our skies become smoke-filled and many local residents are staying indoors to protect themselves from unhealthy air....
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Alder Lake Fire continues despite rains – Update Monday August 31, noon
By Bruce A. Smith Update: Monday August 31, noon: The National Forest Service announced today that the Alder Lake fire continues to “smolder” even after torrential rains passed through the area over...
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A short history of the Morse Wildlife Preserve
By Wayne Cooke In the middle of Graham lies the Morse Wildlife Preserve, an idyllic area totaling 238 acres. Located on 70th Ave, its central portions straddle the headwaters of Muck Creek. Originally...
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First Burn Ban of season hits south Pierce County
by Bruce A. Smith ~ The first burn ban of the 2015 wood stove season is about to descend upon south Pierce County. For the first time, the Puget Sound Air Quality Agency is issuing a burn “warning,”...
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Elana Freeland to present on chemtrails and electromagnetic health dangers
Editor’s Note: Elana Freeland is a local author who will be sharing her 10-year research on the harmful effects of “chemtrails” and electromagnetic energies at the Traditions Café in Olympia on...
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Pacific Northwest prepares for the Big One – the Cascadia Rising earthquake...
By Bruce A. Smith Next week, June 6-10, local, state and federal officials will be conducting the nation’s largest-ever earthquake drill, called Cascadia Rising. Over 6,000 first responders, military...
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Graham Self-Reliant group to deepen its discussion on earthquake preparedness
By Bruce A. Smith The Graham Self-Reliant Community will be taking a deeper look at regional and local earthquake preparation at its monthly meeting on September 7, 2016. In particular, area...
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Lessons I’ve learned as a beachcleaner
Editor’s Note: The following is a chapter from the forthcoming book: Retreat from the Sea, which explores how mankind is currently dealing with sea level rise and examines options for the future. By...
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SNOW! – The Great Super Bowl Sunday Snow Storm, 2017
Bruce A. Smith We got dumped. There is 12-14 inches outside my little abode, but the amount varies as more snow plummets off of tree boughs, or the melting slush thwarts a bigger build-up. Regardless,...
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Gottman and Beck Find a Bear in their Bed – from Campfire Tales: True Stories...
By Bruce A. Smith Gottman and Beck were two fourteen-year old guys that I traveled with on a cross-country Boy Scout trip in 1966. We journeyed to Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico from our...
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