State Parks Boating Program promotes National Safe Boating Week, May 16 - 22

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State Parks Boating Program promotes National Safe Boating Week, May 16 – 22

OLYMPIA – Now that restrictions on outdoor recreation have eased, spring fishing and boating can finally get underway.…

Boats under 11th Street Bridge, Photo by Morf Morford

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Coast Guard urges boating safety as fishing resumes, warmer weather returns

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard urges safety on the water with the reopening of the fishing season and…

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Homeless Kenmore Man Nominated for Carnegie Hero Award

KENMORE, WA – Steven Degroot, the homeless man who interrupted a robbery at the Town Market in Kenmore,…

Graphic showing by county locations of 40 new electric school buses that Ecology is helping 22 Washington school districts purchase, including four in Pierce county. Image courtesy Washington Department of Ecology

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40 electric school buses headed to Washington districts

$12 million from VW settlement will help districts slash emissions

Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexander Neuman, an avionics electrical technician, presents medals to fellow aircrew members Cmdr. Michael Baird, Lt. Cmdr. Joshua Smith, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Chad Morris, at a ceremony held at Coast Guard Sector North Bend, Oregon, April 30, 2020. Baird, Smith, and Morris saved Neuman’s life in October 2019 by giving him CPR. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Sector North Bend)

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North Bend, OR-based rescue swimmer honored for saving the life of fellow aircrew member

NORTH BEND, Ore. — A Coast Guard rescue swimmer received the Meritorious Service Medal April 30th during a…

Cultural Connections: Remote Learning and Program Opportunities with the Tacoma Museum District

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Cultural Connections: Remote Learning and Program Opportunities with the Tacoma Museum District

You can’t visit a museum right now, but Tacoma’s Museum District’s cultural organizations are undaunted by closed doors.…

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Voting began May 4th, 2020 for the 2nd Annual “Best Harbor in the U.S.” Contest

Rockland, ME — On Monday, May 4, 2020, US Harbors opened online voting for the “Best Harbor in…

Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA) Supports Bloodworks Northwest Antibody Study Aimed at Combating the Impact of COVID-19

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Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA) Supports Bloodworks Northwest Antibody Study Aimed at Combating the Impact of COVID-19

BELLEVUE, WA — Healthcare Management Administrators, Inc. (HMA) announced April 21st that it is donating $10,000 to support…

A field of Scotch broom, Image courtesy Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board

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Scotch Broom Census Set for May

OLYMPIA– The Washington Invasive Species Council, state agencies and researchers are calling for a census in May to…

Green crab; Image courtesy Washington Sea Grant

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SeaDoc Society awards Salish Sea Science Prize to Crab Team for Early Detection and Prevention of Invasive European Green Crab

The European green crab is a damaging invasive species that has wreaked havoc on ecosystems around the world,…

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Museum Awarded Major Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

SEATTLE— The National Endowment for the Humanities has recently awarded The Museum of Flight a $236,000 grant to…

Image: Rainier Flight Service Flight Instructor and Museum of Flight Aeronautical Science Pathway graduate Christian Canlas (left) with currently-enrolled ASP student Stephen Green on one of Green’s first instructional flights. The photo was taken just before wearing face masks became the norm. Photo Stephen Green; Courtesy Museum of Flight

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Recent Museum aviation program alum is now a current Museum student’s flight instructor

SEATTLE—The Museum of Flight’s Aeronautical Science Pathway (ASP) program for high school students wanting to pursue careers in…

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Flexibility for graduating seniors approved by State Board