Observational Science Experiment:  I make my home near Mt Rainier National Park, which offers the variety of landscapes needed to test...

The Washington State legislature adopted the Growth Management Act in 1990. The Act aims to include compact urban growth and reduce urban...

Apple and pears will be harvested substantially this year at #BFF (Busy Family Farm)! This year represents the best harvest since I...

A recent cool-down in Western Washington brought some much-needed rain. Cooler and wetter weather was good for ripening already-formed...

Albert Bender published on August 02, 2024, an article titled: The plunder, pillage, and robbery of the Five Tribes of Eastern Oklahoma,...

Why would tribes, individual tribal members (or eligible to become members), and legal heirs to the original allottee purchase land they...

It is now known as the United States Department of Agriculture's 2501 Grant Program. This original program was intended under President...

News outlets report you can vividly see the aurora borealis ("Northern Lights") because of a solar storm. Earth is experiencing a solar...

50% of the world's cropland produces food for direct human consumption. In an uncertain climate that strains the ability to grow food,...

This little hummingbird was trying to weather a rare blizzard advisory issued in Western Washington. The blizzard-like winds occurred but...

In honor also of the passing of the Winter Solstice (December 21) and now to the eve of Christmas Day, I decided to "break open" one of...

The deadline to apply is extended until tomorrow - August 14, 2023. Get your one-page VA Form 21-0966 - Intent to File submitted by...

The plants that are growing this year have been thriving! Here are a couple of pictures of them all with small descriptions. This is the...

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When we specifically acknowledge something, we appreciate what is being done right, what is efficient & fair, and more importantly - what...

FRESH abundant PRODUCE is starting to become available for our local patrons! This year is turning out to be a bumper crop year but it...

"The only downside to the U.S. Supreme Court decision issued recently in Brackeen is it keeps the status quo. We are still faced with...

California Evidence Section Code 622 is a powerful tool that can be contractually added to any negotiations in any state, and therefore,...

This is what I see and know. The Pacific Northwest and in fact, the entire Pacific Coast is known for large evergreen trees BECAUSE of...