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Beachgoers unhappy as Navy SEALs get OK to train in Washington State Parks

Washington state has OK'd a plan to allow Navy SEALs to train in up to 17 parks. Parkgoers worry about their safety and peace of mind.
- John Ryan
A park. A protest. Cal Anderson remains in flux

‘…perhaps the idea was that security guards might be able to tell people to leave the park.’
- Kim Malcolm
Parks In Nonwhite Areas Are Half The Size Of Ones In Majority-White Areas, Study Says

Amid high temperatures and a pandemic, green spaces are a lifeline. But new data shows parks in low-income and nonwhite areas are smaller and more crowded than those in high-income and white areas.
- Laurel Wamsley
Sen. Cantwell explains why a newly-passed conservation bill is so important

The US Senate has passed a historic conservation bill with bipartisan support. Washington Senator Maria Cantwell discusses.
- Kim Shepard
More than 100 Washington state parks on list to reopen, but Coast and Gorge excluded

More than 100 Washington state parks made the cut to reopen for day use beginning Tuesday, but aficionados of Pacific Coast and Columbia River Gorge getaways will have to wait a while longer.
- Tom Banse
Locals only, please. Reopening of some Washington state parks greeted by concern

Outdoor enthusiasts in Washington may be looking forward to the reopening of many shuttered state parks and public lands next week. But a few of Washington's most popular state parks could stay closed because the surrounding communities are worried about crowds and renewed disease spread.
- Tom Banse
Coming soon to a park near you? Navy SEALs

The US Navy has spent many years quietly training Navy SEALs in 5 Washington state parks. Now the Navy wants to expand to 29 parks.
- John Ryan
Upper Skagit Tribe offers $5k reward after ancient site in North Cascades looted

The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe is offering up to a $5,000 reward to help catch whoever looted an archeological site in North Cascades National Park.
- John Ryan
This king of bootleggers was one of Seattle's biggest employers

Plus lot's of answers to your questions, on this special episode of SoundQs.
- Deborah Wang
Ballard gets 'park concierge,' but it's not as fancy as it sounds

There's a corn hole game on the pavement and a man with a city badge ready to play with any takers. He's the consierge. Around, people are stretched out in the grass or sleeping on a sidewalk nearby.
- Carolyn Adolph

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