Environment

Wildfires and Beetles Are Plaguing Our Forests. But We’re Not Powerless.

All Jokes Aside, New Comedy Video Series Tackles Important Environmental Issues

Landscape Architecture Is All About Finding Balance with Nature

This Farmer Has Been Working to Revive California’s San Joaquin River for over 65 Years

A New Film Encourages Viewers to Voice Support for Tongass National Forest

A Mesmerizing Drone Film of Water and Land Intertwined

A Solitary Whale in Search of Connection

Ultrarunning Through Wyoming’s Longest Migration Corridors

The Future of Oregon’s Wild and Scenic River System

This Boy Wants to Save the World from Plastic

Preserving Washington’s Shrub-Steppe

Light Painting Under the Night Sky

Mother Earth Confronts the Human Race

The Klamath River Is the Lifeblood of the Yurok Tribe

Using SUPs to Deliver a Plastic-Free Future

It’s Time for Mountain Bikers to Step Up

How Fire Suppression Made California Fires Worse

Climate Change Is Real. Jeremy Jones Wants to Prove It.

Why California’s Wildfires Have Gotten So Bad

If We Want to Protect the Places We Love, We Must Vote
Preserving Washington’s Shrub-Steppe
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Produced by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Conservation Northwest, and filmmakers Ted Grudowski and Darrin Gunkel, This Land Is Part of Us shows the importance of shrub-steppe in central Washington’s Columbia Basin. It’s a land of rich biodiversity, vibrant communities, and poignant beauty. But after severe wildfires and destructive habitat fragmentation, a few groups are stepping in to forge a sustainable future for this unique ecosystem.