People who love nature love to be in the wilderness. The problem is if too many nature-lovers visit one location, it's no longer wild. This conundrum is more likely to happen in the areas around a major population center like Seattle.

The conservation strategy for an enigmatic sea bird could chart the future of our state-owned forests. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Washington Department of Natural Resources are taking comments on the latest set of management options. All aim to balance logging revenue with steps to save the marbled murrelet.

There's one coal-fired power plant left in Washington state. But it won't be burning coal for much longer: It's scheduled to shut down or to switch to natural gas by 2025.

California made headlines this week as Governor Jerry Brown signed a pledge to get all of its electricity from renewable sources by 2045. Clean energy advocates in Washington State say we can do it here too. The non-profit Climate Solutions released a white paper outlining Washington’s path to 100% renewable electricity by 2045. The abundance of hydro-electric power here provides a head start. The rest would come through adding wind, solar and renewable gas, as well as storage and improved

Experts say they’re preparing a plan to capture and treat a sick, critically endangered orca if there is no way to save it in the wild. They're preparing to rescue the animal known as J-50 if she separates from her family or gets stranded while alive.

There’s a push to restore tidelands and wetlands all over the country. It’s widely acknowledged that these more natural landscapes provide big benefits to water quality and wildlife. But, what if following this trend would mean eliminating a manmade feature that’s become integral to a community -- and is a signature feature of the state capitol? That’s the debate heating up in Olympia, where the fate of Capitol Lake hangs in the balance. A $4-million dollar process to study the options for its

Wildfires know no boundaries. They jump from public to private land, from national forests to state parks. And local communities are often the best experts on which forested areas should be managed first to tame the risk of their spread. That’s the word from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which has announced a new, collaborative approach for managing wildfire risk.

Beyond the Frame – To Be Native is the name of a series of exhibits around the region, honoring the 150 th birthday of Seattle photographer Edward S. Curtis. Curtis is a controversial figure. He sought to document Native American cultures, based on the belief that they would soon vanish.

An international team of whale researchers has administered an emergency shot of antibiotics to an endangered, wild killer whale. The highly unusual move took place near San Juan Island on Thursday during an observation session that lasted about six hours.

Encouraging more inclusiveness so that people of color can better enjoy public lands is a topic that’s been in the news a lot in recent years. One person behind that message is local journalist and photographer Glenn Nelson. He’s a former writer for The Seattle Times and the founder of a nonprofit advocacy web site called The Trail Posse .