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    Is there any good news?
    By Nancy Sefton • May 29, 2020 1:30 am

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    Forests in the sea
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    As I kick slowly through an amazing underwater setting, I’m surrounded by tall slender stands of seaweed, their golden leaves…

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    Frog concerts herald the coming springtime
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    The birth of Puget Sound
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    By Nancy Sefton • January 4, 2020 8:30 am

    Ever wonder what our region looked like in the distant past, before there was nary a human being around (much…

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    <em>Visitors explore Ueland Tree Farm where waterfalls, canyons, rich forests and a variety of trails await. </em>                                Photo by Nancy Sefton.
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    Soon after moving to the Northwest from a very different landscape, I encountered the term “tree farm” and wondered what…

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    About 30 years ago, a tall slender fellow named Tex Lewis wandered into the Silverdale Chamber of Commerce to see…

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    Salamanders: tiny creatures with a big impact
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    By Nancy Sefton • September 8, 2019 7:30 am

    Have you ever walked through the woods and wondered who’s peering at you through the greenery? A black bear maybe?…

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    <em>A walk in the forest can heal the mind. </em>                                Photo courtesy Nancy Sefton
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    (left) During the “alevin” stage, young salmon still carry their yolk sac. (right) A Kitsap 4th grader releases her tiny salmon into Clear Creek. Photos by Nancy Sefton
    Salmon in the classroom
    By Nancy Sefton • April 4, 2019 1:30 am

    Classrooms across Kitsap County are learning about salmon in a hands-on way

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    Photo by Janine Schutt: A female rufus hummingbird visits a red-flowering currant.
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    By Nancy Sefton • February 22, 2019 1:30 am

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    The gill-cover of this rockfish, endemic to our waters, is tightly closed while the gills themselves efficiently extract oxygen from the water. (Nancy Sefton art/Randy Harwood photo)
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    By Nancy Sefton • January 26, 2018 1:30 am

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    There’s no place like Kitsap County to discover nature.

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    Imagine not having to wait in ferry lines to cross Puget Sound. About 17,000 years ago, we could have simply…

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