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Answers to some environmental questions | Choices for the Future
You might think some of these questions have been answered years ago. We just got back from a…
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The danger within: Creosoted pilings | Choices for the Future
Right now, there is a very big project going on in Budd Inlet in Olympia, at the southern…
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Healthy resolutions you can keep | Choices for the Future
I hear that many people still make New Year’s resolutions. I also hear that by February, many have…
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Culvert questions answered, with a few unknowns | Choices for the Future
I get questions about the benefits of the Stillwaters Fish Passage (aka “the Bridge”) at the mouth of…
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Thankful for natural getaways in the Northwest | Choices for the Future
In the environmental education world, we start many meetings and workshops with the introduction questions, “What started your…
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More about recycling and rethinking clothes | Choices for the Future
There is a lot to say about ways to recycle and consume less of Earth’s resources.
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School is starting; it’s time to review the 4 R’s | Choices for the Future
“Readin’ & Ritin’ & ’Rithmitic . . .” Those were once the “3 R’s,” the basics of a…
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London Olympics are a model of sustainability | Choices for the Future
This year there is more excitement to watch as the London Olympics become the most sustainable, “green” Olympic…
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Unseen plastics could be harmful | Choices for the Future
So we are all good about recycling every plastic container we possibly can, right? And we pick up…
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Learn how you can get ‘Back to Basics’ at Ecofest | Choices for the Future
Last month in my article, I talked about “Nature Deficit,” a term made common by Richard Louv to…
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Nature deficit and information surfeit | Choices for the Future
“Nature Deficit” is a term made common by Richard Louv when he chronicled the great loss for our…
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Stillwaters’ EcoFest moved to June 9 | Choices for the Future
As I write, it feels like winter, but they say spring is coming. I believe Earth will bring…
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All creatures grateful for fish passage | Choices for the Future
We are almost done, as I write this, with phase one of the Carpenter Creek Estuary Restoration project…
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Technology: Keeping a balanced life | Choices for the Future
Things have changed. We all know it. Our world surely is not like it used to be! And…
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Nature as part of our community | Choices for the Future
I am saddened so often by our human ways of interacting with the land we live on. We…
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Holiday shopping is upon us | Choices For The Future
The holiday gift-buying season will be here soon! This is the time of year that gets some of…
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Summer’s the season for community building | Choices For The Future | August
Summer is such a great time for having fun with those we care about. Every day I hear…
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Bridge project was a long time coming | Choices For The Future | June
The long-awaited date is coming soon! On June 27, the construction on the bridge on South Kingston Road…
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A community celebration | Choices For The Future | May
EcoFest is upon us! On Saturday, April 30, hundreds of Kitsap residents (and guests!) will descend on Stillwaters…
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A Plan B for the planet | Choices For The Future | February
I am good at moving to “Plan B” in life. If things aren’t working out as planned —…