The East side is burning. A certain degree of compartmentalization is required to brush away images of treasured places in flames, wildlife fleeing for their lives, and homes …
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In May, toward the end of a road trip, my mom and I found ourselves in Colorado Springs for a couple days. While looking for things to …
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Come every fall, winter and spring quarter, the graduate students in residency at the Environmental Learning Center leave for a long weekend dubbed the “Natural History Retreat.” …
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Ed. note: The days are getting longer, at least for another week or so. Here is a piece from a former graduate student to inspire you to …
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Wild Eats From Land to Sea in the San Juan Islands Saturday, June 14, 8:00am to Sunday, June 15, 5:00pm Lopez Island, WA Imagine fulfilling your desires …
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By Kimberly Hall March 28th, 2014 10:38 am Somewhere in South Seattle We n’de ya ho We n’de ya ho Win de yah Win de yah ho …
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Though I moved to the Environmental Learning Center last August, I had visited many times before during my first summer while living in Bellingham as a graduate …
Read More of Gorging the Senses on Gorge Lake
The glow begins as it would, blanching the sky to make invisible the cosmos. Black becomes cornflower and a fiery fuchsia lights the very highest tips of …
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To paraphrase graduate student and Chattermarks contributor Samantha Hale: This weather? It ain’t normal. Or at least, these no-Gore-tex-required skies and 50 degree Fahrenheit temperatures may be …
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I’m a nerd, always have been. I’ve never been one to shy away from that. I’m a music nerd, a book nerd, a Doctor Who nerd…and growing …
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