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    Kingston students participate in global climate change strike
    By Ken Park • September 30, 2019 1:30 am

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

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    Kilmer, Heck seek funding for Puget Sound recovery programs
    Kilmer, Heck seek funding for Puget Sound recovery...
    By Bob Smith • May 23, 2019 1:30 am

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

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    A rain-swollen Dogfish Creek overflows its banks, as seen from an office window at Coffee Oasis, Dec. 19. Nick Twietmeyer/Kitsap News Group
    Two houses on Dogfish Creek coming down in...
    By Richard Walker • December 26, 2017 1:30 am

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

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    Adelia Ritchie at the Greater Hansville Community Center during a recent Tuesday Talk on global climate change.                                Nick Twietmeyer/Kitsap News Group
    Hansville heats up with climate change discussion
    By Nick Twietmeyer • November 16, 2017 1:30 am

    HANSVILLE — The big discussion on global climate change came to a small corner of the Kitsap Peninsula Nov. 14.

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    Lorraine Loomis, chairwoman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
    Atlantic salmon must go | Being Frank
    By Lorraine Loomis Being Frank • October 3, 2017 1:30 am

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

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    Lorraine Loomis, chairwoman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
    Atlantic salmon must go | Being Frank
    By Lorraine Loomis Being Frank • October 3, 2017 1:30 am

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

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    It’s time to end the practice of fish farming in our waters | In Our Opinion
    It’s time to end the practice of fish...
    October 1, 2017 1:30 am

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

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    It’s time to end the practice of fish farming in our waters | In Our Opinion
    It’s time to end the practice of fish...
    October 1, 2017 1:30 am

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

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    Flotilla protests Rich Passage fish pens
    Flotilla protests Rich Passage fish pens
    By Terryl Asla • September 17, 2017 1:30 am

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

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    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)
    Break the cycle for a simpler life |...
    By Beth Berglund • August 25, 2017 1:30 am

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

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    ‘Chipper’ recycles waste wood, protects your air
    ‘Chipper’ recycles waste wood, protects your air
    By Terryl Asla • August 18, 2017 1:00 pm

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

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    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)
    ‘This land has had an amazing transformation’
    June 13, 2017 1:30 am

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

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    The scorecard: Kitsap County’s streams and bays | State of our Waters
    The scorecard: Kitsap County’s streams and bays |...
    By Richard Walker • April 21, 2017 1:30 am

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

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    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)
    ‘We must preserve the gains we’ve made’ |...
    By Lorraine Loomis Being Frank • April 21, 2017 1:30 am

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

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    Local groups give advice on saving the planet
    Local groups give advice on saving the planet
    By Leslie Kelly • April 21, 2017 1:30 am

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

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    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
    Kitsap Rocks celebrates one year with park cleanup
    By Michelle Beahm • April 14, 2017 9:30 am

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

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    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
    City of Poulsbo acquires 2.68 acres for $1...
    By Richard Walker • April 6, 2017 1:30 am

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

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    Become a ‘wildlife champion’ as a habitat steward
    Become a ‘wildlife champion’ as a habitat steward
    By Michelle Beahm • March 22, 2017 4:40 pm

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

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    Little Anderson Parkway seawall undergoing repairs
    Little Anderson Parkway seawall undergoing repairs
    By Terryl Asla • February 12, 2017 1:30 am

    POULSBO — When most people walk along the Little Anderson Parkway waterfront between the SEA Discovery Center and the Brass…

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