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Public Art in the Pacific Northwest
Public artists impact their community one piece at a time.

The brightly painted traffic box you pass every day on your way to work. The mural painted on the wall outside your favorite coffee shop. The sculpture planted in the […]

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The Ultimate Hide and Seek Champion
Discover the history, the evidence and a wide range of Bigfoot opinions from believers and skeptics.  

You’ve seen them on bumper stickers and postcards, in movies and TV series, video games, roadside attractions, museums, even in advertising for insurance commercials; an immensely tall, shaggy, slightly hunched, […]

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The Pacific Northwest: An Author’s Paradise
How does the Pacific Northwest influence local literary enthusiasts?

A woman’s home office is enveloped in books, articles, and scraps of paper from the floor to the ceiling. Literary awards and promotional posters line her walls, framing her in […]

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Philosophy of the Crop

It’s August, and smoke fills the air, like a hazy, diaphanous sheet.   While in the era of Zoom, wildfires were at a record high, charring the Pacific Northwest. We see […]

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Poetry: Living Green

Leaves of green,  And a stump of gold.  Fresh fruits of labor,  And a knotted heart turned old.  Sprouting when rain first met dirt,  An envious eye sees all.  Thriving […]

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Pacific Northwest Roadtrip

The Pacific Northwest is notorious for its geographic beauty, hiking trails, National Parks, and granola culture. But what about attractions and things to go do and see? What are other […]

Salmon swimming in a wet lab.
Focused on Fish
The Department of Fish and Wildlife Studies in the College of Natural Resources focuses their research on sustainably managing fish populations to balance our ecosystem and provide nourishment to the tribes of the Pacific Northwest

“Salmon are a cultural icon of the Pacific Northwest,” Christopher Caudill, associate professor of fisheries in the College of Natural Resources, said. “They’re an endangered species, so one of the concerns is that by not […]