Sage Hills hikers may stumble across a couple of winged contraptions that jut oddly from the bright-green stubble of wildland grasses that are already sprouting from these fire-blackened hillsides.
There is a growing recognition in our region of the linkage between economic development and conservation, which represents a shift in thinking from years past when it was assumed by many that the two values were mutually exclusive.
The city’s shrinking budget left the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center with a dilemma: How to maintain the “cultural center” part of its mission with only one full-time staff member running the show.
It was interesting to see the results of the poll asking voters in the new 8th Congressional District about their attitudes toward conservation of our natural resources.
North Central Washington has become one of the leading places in the nation for community-driven conservation and a key part of that success is the behind-the-scenes influence of the Trust for Public Land.