Olympic Peninsula – For Washington /forwashington Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:27:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Sea lessons /forwashington/external_stories/sea-lessons/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 23:39:33 +0000 /forwashington/?post_type=external_stories&p=37723 Oceanography major Deana Crouser did more than just get her feet wet on the R/V Rachel Carson. She helped peer into the future of our oceans.

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Beach trash accumulates in predictable patterns on Washington shores /forwashington/external_stories/beach-trash-accumulates-in-predictable-patterns-on-washington-shores/ Fri, 14 Oct 2022 23:31:41 +0000 /forwashington/?post_type=external_stories&p=37497 A study by the 天美影视传媒 analyzed 843 beach surveys and found that certain beaches, and certain areas of a single beach, are 鈥渟ticky zones鈥 that accumulate litter.

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2021 heat wave created 鈥榩erfect storm鈥 for shellfish die-off /forwashington/external_stories/2021-heat-wave-created-perfect-storm-for-shellfish-die-off/ Fri, 14 Oct 2022 23:28:46 +0000 /forwashington/?post_type=external_stories&p=37494 Researchers found that many shellfish were victims of a 鈥減erfect storm鈥 of factors in summer 2021 that contributed to widespread death.

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Fighting ocean acidification /forwashington/fighting-ocean-acidification/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:08:50 +0000 /forwashington/?post_type=uw_stories&p=37353 Large-scale experiment on the rural Olympic Peninsula to test innovations in forest management /forwashington/external_stories/large-scale-experiment-on-the-rural-olympic-peninsula-to-test-innovations-in-forest-management/ Wed, 22 Feb 2017 20:33:39 +0000 http://cms.local/for-washington/?post_type=external_stories&p=109 Forest ecosystems are accustomed to change. Long before humans started intervening, disturbances such as fire, wind storms and diseases wracked segments of the landscape, killing off swathes of trees and providing spaces for regrowth of the forest.

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