Next weekend you and your kids can explore the icy oceans, mysterious creatures and crazy machines of polar research. Check out the Applied Physics Lab-sponsored Polar Science Weekend on March 1-4, being held at the Pacific Science Center!
Read more »Researchers launch winter tracking of killer whales - Kitsap Sun
Due to mild weather, researchers from the Northwest Fisheries Science Center were able on Monday to attach a special radio tag to J-26, a 21-year-old male named “Mike.” Now, they’re tracking the J pod via satellite. Read more here!
Read more »Hybrid timber-restoration projects slated for southern Oregon - Ashland Daily Tidings
After a successful pilot program designed in part by SEFS’ Jerry Franklin, the Bureau of Land Management has made plans for at least five additional forest restoration pilot projects in the coming fiscal year on the 2.5 million acres it manages in Western Oregon. Read more about this new program here.
Read more »Oregon House approves marine reserve plan - Oceana
On Tuesday the Oregon House passed a bill that had already gone through the state Senate, to create three new marine reserves and MPAs. The bill adds 109 square miles of protected areas along the coast of the state. Read more here.
Read more »The next big one will be really big - KCBY
It’s no secret that the Pacific Northwest is due for an earthquake. However, new research suggests that the next could be bigger than previously expected–rivaling the event in Japan last year. Bill Steele and John Vidale are quoted. Read more here.
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