By Sound News Reporter Emilia Ptak
“Tug on anything and you will find it connected to everything else.”  The message of interrelatedness, adopted from the writings of the naturalist John Muir, welcomes you upon entering the expansive lodge at the outdoor learning center IslandWood. Written in a flowing cursive that weaves around a vast, steal, infinity [...]

Bellevue - the quintessential suburb - looks to urban, transit-based development - SEATTLE TIMES
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008739537_belred13m.html
South Kitsap development plan prompts water pollution concerns - KITSAP SUN
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/feb/12/neighbors-continue-fight-against-sk-development/
Bainbridge waterfront homeowners worry about city budget cuts - BAINBRIDGE REVIEW
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/bir/news/39525479.html
Puyallup River salmon might have suffered in flood (Chehalis River salmon, not so much) - THE OLYMPIAN
http://www.theolympian.com/localhighlight/story/757343.html
Nationwide bird count this weekend helps [...]

Dolphins eyed as underwater guards for Navy in Puget Sound - KITSAP SUN
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/feb/11/dolphin-guards-pass-public-muster/
Poulsbo contemplates how to grow - KITSAP SUN
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/feb/11/poulsbo-residents-offer-suggestions-for-plan/
Local wave energy plan dealt a blow - PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090212/news/302129993
The local price of relying on fossil fuel ­- SEATTLE PI’S DATELINE EARTH blog
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/environment/archives/161789.asp
King County executive wants developers to cut greenhouse gases
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008735262_simsclimate12m.html
BC outranks Washington for “livability”
http://www.vancouversun.com/Technology/story.html?id=1279093

Report: Climate change to wallop state - SEATTLE TIMES
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008731012_climate11m.html
Cleaning up after the flood - EVERETT HERALD
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090211/NEWS01/702119769#County.asks.for.flood.cleanup.help
Gov wants to end citizen committees for Puget Sound ferries - BAINBRIDGE REVIEW
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/bir/news/39394144.html
Port Angeles soil shows trace amounts of dioxins
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090211/news/302119996
BC told it can’t regulate fish farms - OLYMPIC PENINSULA ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS blog
http://albergstein.com/blog/?p=1322#more-1322
Skagit County looks to hike development fees - SKAGIT [...]

Maury Island gravel mine lease to get second look by state - SEATTLE TIMES
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008726805_maury10m.html
Navy training range expansion plan draws fire - WHIDBEY EXAMINER
http://whidbeyexaminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=2186
Toxic pilings pulled on Bainbridge - BAINBRIDGE REVIEW
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/bir/news/39335389.html
Cleanup of polluted Port Angeles mill site years away - PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090210/news/302109994
Gregoire wants to move wildlife police to different agency - TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE
http://www.thenewstribune.com/topstories/story/622119.html
What old [...]