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YOU get a tree, and YOU get a tree…

As the climate warms up, Seattle’s trees are key to keeping the city cool. Enter the city's Trees for Neighborhoods program: They give away 1,000 trees to residents each summer, and teach them how to take care of the growing giants. Urban forester Jana Dilley, who founded the program, explains how it works and how to pick the right tree for your yard.
- Clare McGrane
West Pierce Fire has already put out as many brush fires as it did in all of 2022
- Dyer Oxley
Why are we seeing more black bears in King County these days?

It's that time of year when black bears are wandering into local neighborhoods looking for food and water. Some have recently set their sights on backyard animals, adding to the recent uptick in bear activity around King County.
- Katie Campbell
Scientists say a new epoch marked by human impact—the Anthropocene—began in 1950s

The Anthropocene Working Group is proposing a small but deep lake outside of Toronto, Canada — Crawford Lake — to place a historic marker.
- The Associated Press
Should we invest more in weather forecasting? It may save your life

Over the last century, we've seen a huge improvement in the accuracy of weather forecasts. A new study suggests these better forecasts have tremendous value for our lives and our economy.
- Greg Rosalsky
Smokejumpers: The parachuting firefighters you probably haven't heard about

Summer can sometimes feel like months of worrying about wildfire… When the latest one will be put out, And when the next one will start. But it turns out, there’s dozens of fires every year… That we never even hear about. That’s thanks to an elite crew of firefighters called smokejumpers. Seattle Times Outdoor Reporter Gregory Scruggs takes us to the birthplace of smokejumping.
- Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers
Brazilian leaders praise a 34% drop in the rate of deforestation in the Amazon

The decrease began in January after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro left office and leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in.
- Joe Hernandez
The Tachi Yokut Tribe reconnects with the long-dry Tulare Lake, back after wet winter

After massive precipitation, the long-dry Tulare Lake is back. That's been hard on crops and homes, but has allowed the Tachi Yokut Tribe to reconnect with the lake they once built their lives around.
- Soreath Hok
Drought advisory issued for Washington state as summer temps rise
- Dyer Oxley
Joshua trees are dying. This new legislation hopes to tackle that.

The iconic spindly plants are under threat from a variety of factors, including climate change and development, and the California legislature is stepping in to help.
- Manuela López Restrepo

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