Environment Human Elements: Can butterflies adapt to survive climate change? Dr. Gwen Shlichta studies cabbage white butterflies to predict how other organisms may adapt to climate change in the future. by Sarah Hoffman / January 8, 2024
Equity Snoqualmie Tribe starts land protection sales tax at Salish Lodge The 2% tax will preserve ancestral sites such as Snoqualmie Falls, and could be a model for other Indigenous nations. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore/ICT / July 17, 2023
News The Washington mental health lifeline made for and by Native people The Native and Strong Lifeline provides connection and culturally specific care to callers in crisis. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Indian Country Today and Underscore News / June 19, 2023
Environment Human Elements: What's black and white and helps lupines grow? Meet the dairy cows — and farmers — who are stewards of the rare flower outside Chehalis, Washington. by Sarah Hoffman / March 31, 2023
Environment Human Elements: Saving a Washington native freshwater turtle In Seattle, Woodland Park zookeeper Bill McDowell cares for the eggs of the endangered Western pond turtle before they are released into the wild. by Sarah Hoffman / March 24, 2023 / Updated at 2:53pm
Environment Human Elements: Dog detectives are helping endangered butterflies On the Oregon coast, Rogue Detection Teams recruit four-legged friends to sniff out silverspot larvae. by Sarah Hoffman / March 17, 2023
Environment Human Elements: Going to bat for a misunderstood mammal Bats Northwest educator Niki Desautels wants to correct the nocturnal animal's spooky stereotype. by Sarah Hoffman / March 10, 2023
Environment Human Elements: Reviving Indigenous methods of habitat restoration The Guardian Watchmen, a group of Wei Wai Kum First Nations citizens, use traditional methods to protect Vancouver Island's fragile ecosystems. by Sarah Hoffman / March 3, 2023
Inside Cascade PBS Documenting the front lines of environmentalism in the PNW A new season of the short-form series Human Elements takes viewers from a 1,000-degree glass kiln on the San Juan Islands to a range with wild wolves. by Sarah Hoffman / February 28, 2023
Environment Human Elements: A lone ranger rides for the wolves in rural WA Daniel Curry spends his days on horseback studying wolves’ migration patterns and deterring them from encroaching on the human landscape. by Sarah Hoffman / February 24, 2023