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  Power production resumes at Skagit dams near Sourdough Fire

  Seattle City Light has resumed power generation at two dams on the Skagit River as the Sourdough Fire continues to burn in Washington’s North Cascades.

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  Think before you cut down Seattle trees to improve your view. It could cost you

  The City of Seattle has settled a civil lawsuit against a homeowner in the Mount Baker neighborhood and a landscaping company for $125,000 after they cut trees in a city park to improve the homeowner’s view.

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  How should park officials deal with traffic/visitors on Mount Rainier? Give your feedback

  With crowning, snow covered peaks and sprawling subalpine meadows, it’s no wonder why about two million people visit Mount Rainier National Park every year. But a lot of those visitors are coming by car, and park officials say it’s time to get a handle on all that congestion; they’ve put together four options that the public can weigh in on until Monday.
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  Seattle's City Hall Park reopens after 2-year closure, following violent incidents

  City Hall Park in downtown Seattle reopened. The park located on the corner of 3rd and Yester closed two years ago after a stabbing and an attempted rape at the nearby King County courthouse.
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  Swim Seattle works to teach all children how to be safe in water

  The city of Seattle is launching a swimming program with the goal of addressing the racial disparity in youth drowning deaths. Registration for the pilot program, called Swim Seattle, opens May 16.
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  Hear It Again: The fraught political battle over national monuments

  With the news of new national monuments in Nevada and Texas, and a renewed push for a national monument around Grand Canyon National Park, we revisit our conversation with McKenzie Long about her book: "This Contested Land: The Storied Past and Uncertain Future of America's National Monuments."
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  Where are all the monuments to women in Seattle?

  If you were to take a tour of public monuments to women here in Seattle — it would be a short one.
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  Seattle could get 2 new off-leash dog parks

  Seattle’s Parks and Recreation Department said this week it wants to add a couple of new off-leash dog areas to some city parks. The first step in the multiyear process will be studying 30 potential locations around Seattle.
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  Hear it again: from rugged cliffs to reservoirs — exploring parks in the PNW

  This holiday week, we're looking back at some of our favorite stories from the last year. Today, we’re focusing on the places where natural beauty meets concrete and city blocks – the park.
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  This Ivy League wages hand-to-leaf combat against an English strangler

  No hallowed halls in this ivy league: just hard, dirty labor against an ‘evil’ foe.

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