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In October, the first Tufted Puffin carcasses washed up on a chilly beach on St. Paul Island, a lonely Bering Sea outpost between Russia and Alaska. At first, local residents didn’t think much of the ...

Buying a carpet is about more than pattern or colour. It really sets the mood of a room. The real distinction lies in construction. Hand-knotted carpets are a long-term investment in craftsmanship and ...

Hundreds of seabirds clung to Williamson Rocks, a guano-covered cluster of stone and grass rising just above the high tide line in Burrows Bay, near Anacortes, Washington. The spectacle drew a flurry ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of financial accounting, corporate and individual tax planning and preparation, and investing and retirement planning.

This is a common bird in most forest types and in oak woodlands. Tufted titmice are found across the eastern ¾ of the main body of the state. They are non-migratory; nesting and winter ranges are ...

Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South Carolina, where he launched his own financial advisory firm in 2018. Thomas' experience gives him expertise in a ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s time for another round of Seattle Grows, a seasonal garden party game (that I made up). Inspired by the popular Seattle Reads, a “one book, one city” program offered through the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – It’s April, which means tufted puffins are making their grand return to the Oregon Coast. The beloved orange-billed birds come to Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach each Spring to ...

Oregon’s favorite seabirds are returning to the coast this spring, and bird watchers are preparing to welcome them back. Tufted puffins are expected back at Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, where a ...