lisa.wederspahn

For its Youth Initiative, a program involving university students serving the adjacent low-income community, Seattle University was honored this March with the Presidential Award for Community Service.

Washington state Senate and House bills that would require labeling on foods that contain genetically engineered (GE) ingredients, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs) were unable to move beyond committee this year.

“People have the right to know what they’re eating,” said Maralyn Chase, the Washington state senator who is sponsoring a bill that would require the labeling of foods that contain genetically engineered (GE) materials.

Before the National Park system was formally established in 1916, and before the term park ranger was even coined, African-American Army regiments called Buffalo Soldiers served as park protectors.

REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) recently opened its first store in New York City, aiming to help New Yorkers “incorporate the outdoors in their everyday life.”

Chinese miners massacred for gold.

Utilizing 198 mule loads, instead of helicopters, staff at Bob Marshall Wilderness was able to repair a suspension bridge crossing the Sun River, helping to maintain the pristine wilderness for nature and solitude lovers.

Young runaways are being picked up by sex traffickers, and a campaign to root out this practice is being launched by mayors across the Northwest.

The award recognizes American public places of “exemplary character, quality, and planning.”

Seattle is lagging behind with bike-friendly greenways, but a new referendum aims to change this in November.