When a She-Bear Swims Ashore
One pioneering grizzly—and her two cubs—appear on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Sep 19, 2024 | 1,500 words, about 7 minutes
Geographic Region: North America
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Neighborhood Digs
On the Pacific Northwest coast—and around the world—community archaeology is helping people reconcile with each other and their history.
Sep 17, 2024 | 3,200 words, about 16 minutes
Safety and Seaplanes
Floatplanes are ubiquitous on the coast and indispensable for remote communities, but they don’t need to follow the same regulations and reporting as commercial airlines. How do you keep pilots and passengers safe?
Aug 27, 2024 | 4,600 words, about 23 minutes
Life, Death, and Dollars Spent
The Canadian government and the Ehattesaht First Nation dropped a huge chunk of change trying to save the stranded killer whale kʷiisaḥiʔis (Brave Little Hunter). Now, they’re wondering how to make up the money.
Aug 22, 2024 | 1,300 words, about 6 minutes
The Long Road to Ropeless Fishing
The first step to overcoming fishers' resistance to the new conservation-focused technology is building trust.
Aug 21, 2024 | 1,100 words, about 5 minutes
Here a Bee, There a Bee, Everywhere a Wild Bee
Biologists are finding new bee species all over the Pacific Northwest—highlighting how little we know about native pollinators.
Aug 20, 2024 | 4,500 words, about 22 minutes
Encounters with the Maverick Archaeologist of the Americas
It took a mountain of data to shake off the skeptics and rewrite the history of human migrations, but archaeologist Tom Dillehay was always interested in so much more than an argument.
Aug 13, 2024 | 3,900 words, about 19 minutes
One Great Shot: Don’t Look a Brain Coral in the Mouth
Just say ahhh.
Aug 8, 2024 | 200 words, 1 photo