Earth Science
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Youth Education and Outreach Program Leads Wildlife Camera Project in Toutle Lake
The multi-partner collaboration with Toutle Lake Middle School is an ideal example of project-based learning DNR looks to support with its Youth Education and Outreach Program (YEOP). Connecting Washington students with natural resource professionals for outdoor, educational activities related to… Continue reading
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Rocks: The Best Thing Since Trees
“It’s the enabling ingredient to everything!” Dan Kipervaser, shared stewardship coordinator for the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (MBS), shared the above “sediment” recently about a core material for forest restoration: rock. In adequate amounts and convenient locations, rock is a… Continue reading
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Newly-published DNR study finds declining eelgrass in San Juan Islands
Eelgrass in the San Juan Islands is declining, according to a newly-published DNR report and story map, prompting concern for the health of one of Washington’s most diverse and pristine marine areas. Widespread local declines Based on a random sample,… Continue reading
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KELP FORESTS ARE DISAPPEARING FROM SOUTH PUGET SOUND
South Puget Sound’s shorelines have lost 2/3 of their bull kelp forests since the 1870s, according to a just-published DNR study of long-term trends in the iconic seaweed that grows along Washington’s saltwater shorelines. Like coral reefs and rain forests,… Continue reading
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Pay Attention to Our Explosive Neighbors During Volcano Month
May is Washington’s Volcano Preparedness Month, and DNR has all you need to know about how the stunning mammoths dominating much of our skyline handle the geothermal pressure bubbling below. It will be 40 years since the deadly explosion of Mount… Continue reading
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Sumatra tsunami anniversary reminder of hazards here in Washington
Fifteen years ago today, a Magnitude 9.2 earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, producing the single-most devastating tsunami in recorded history. The tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean killed more than 230,000 people and left more than… Continue reading
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Work Needed to Make Washington Schools Quake-Ready
Washington needs to strengthen its school buildings to withstand the next earthquake, according to a new DNR report. Geologists at the Washington Geological Survey, a division of DNR, inspected the seismic vulnerability of 222 public school buildings around the state… Continue reading
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New maps help you walk away from tsunami
Knowing where to walk and how long it might take to get there can be one of the most important pieces of information for anyone in Washington’s coastal communities when a tsunami strikes. People that live work and play near… Continue reading
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How’s our snowpack doing with these winter storms?
Winter is coming, again. ❄️ While Seattle is seeing the snowiest Feburary on record, obviously higher elevation areas like our mountains are getting a snow dump, too. So what does this mean for our snowpack this year? Washington State Department… Continue reading
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Palu tsunami reminder of why we work to prepare Washington for geologic hazards
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck north of Palu, Indonesia late last week, re-shaping the ground beneath the city and destroying dozens of structures. The tsunami that resulted from the earthquake proved much more devastating, killing, as of Monday, at least… Continue reading
