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Kitsap Audobon Society to host Senator Christine Rolfes

Senator Christine Rolfes has been invited as a special guest to the Kitsap Audubon Society meeting on Thursday,…

Kitsap Conservation District partners with landowner to restore Carpenter Creek wetland

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Kitsap Conservation District partners with landowner to restore Carpenter Creek wetland

Landowner Keith Beebe lives off of Barber Cutoff Road in Kingston and recently initiated a restoration plan for…

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Kingston students participate in global climate change strike

Students from Kingston High School recently joined thousands of other young people around the world on in a…

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Kilmer, Heck seek funding for Puget Sound recovery programs

Interior Appropriations Bill includes a $3 million increase in Puget Sound Geographic Program

A rain-swollen Dogfish Creek overflows its banks, as seen from an office window at Coffee Oasis, Dec. 19. Nick Twietmeyer/Kitsap News Group

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Two houses on Dogfish Creek coming down in January

Next, the city will restore the stream channel, flood plain, and riparian buffer

Adelia Ritchie at the Greater Hansville Community Center during a recent Tuesday Talk on global climate change.                                Nick Twietmeyer/Kitsap News Group

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Hansville heats up with climate change discussion

HANSVILLE — The big discussion on global climate change came to a small corner of the Kitsap Peninsula…

Lorraine Loomis, chairwoman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

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Atlantic salmon must go | Being Frank

The backlash against Atlantic salmon farms in western Washington continues to grow as more than 100,000 of the…

Lorraine Loomis, chairwoman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

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Atlantic salmon must go | Being Frank

The backlash against Atlantic salmon farms in western Washington continues to grow as more than 100,000 of the…

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It’s time to end the practice of fish farming in our waters | In Our Opinion

Gov. Jay Inslee directed the Department of Ecology on Aug. 26 to put a hold on any new…

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It’s time to end the practice of fish farming in our waters | In Our Opinion

Gov. Jay Inslee directed the Department of Ecology on Aug. 26 to put a hold on any new…

Flotilla protests Rich Passage fish pens

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Flotilla protests Rich Passage fish pens

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — Opponents to fish farming protested Sept. 16 in Rich Passage, the site of pens of…

Consider the benefits of a simpler life and be clear about your values instead of allowing the status of business and conventional notions of success and security to define your life. (Creative Outlet)                                 Consider the benefits of a simpler life and be clear about your values instead of allowing the status of business and conventional notions of success and security to define your life. (Creative Outlet)

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Break the cycle for a simpler life | Choices for the Future

Summers in the Pacific Northwest are truly glorious. Are you getting as much time to enjoy the summer…

‘Chipper’ recycles waste wood, protects your air

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‘Chipper’ recycles waste wood, protects your air

What happens to the scrap lumber when they tear down or remodel a house?

Now part of the conservancy’s 280-acre Grovers Creek Preserve, the former Niemeier/Helton farm is home to bear, beaver, steelhead, coho, cutthroat trout, and countless birds. (Erik Pedersen/Courtesy)

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‘This land has had an amazing transformation’

KINGSTON — Brothers John and Doug Helton have many memories of helping their grandfather Edward Niemeier clear brush…

The scorecard: Kitsap County’s streams and bays | State of our Waters

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The scorecard: Kitsap County’s streams and bays | State of our Waters

The health of our waters in Kitsap County is improving. But we still have a long way to…

The health of our waters in Kitsap County is improving. But we still have a long way to go — for our benefit, and for the benefit of all who are sustained by our environment. (Johanna Buxton/File photo)

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‘We must preserve the gains we’ve made’ | State of our Waters

We shouldn’t reverse course after more than 20 years of hard work to update Washington’s water quality standards.…

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Local groups give advice on saving the planet

POULSBO — It’s not just about Earth Day. It’s about every day.

Kitsap Rocks members paint rocks to hide in local parks for others to find. Note: Kitsap Rocks request items such as googly eyes not be attached to the rocks to be hidden outside, since they could be harmful to the environment.                                Michelle Beahm / Kitsap News Group file photo

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Kitsap Rocks celebrates one year with park cleanup

BREMERTON — If you’ve been to a local park or just walked down a street in Kitsap in…

The City of Poulsbo is acquiring 2.68 acres at 20831 Bond Road NE for $1. The property was abandoned and Freddie Mac foreclosed on it. A flood-prone house near Dogfish Creek will be removed and the acreage added to Fish Park. Terryl Asla/Kitsap News Group

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City of Poulsbo acquires 2.68 acres for $1 for Fish Park expansion

POULSBO – The midcentury house with cedar siding and circular drive is nestled in a forest on 2.68…

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Become a ‘wildlife champion’ as a habitat steward

BREMERTON — Being a habitat steward means being a “wildlife champion.”