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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3024"] Ulva Algea, a nuisance species, is being tested on local farms as fertilizer. Photo courtesy of the Puget Sound Restoration Fund [/caption] News by Angela Downs “Long kelp fronds waving through clear green waters evoke a strong sense of home
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1463"] The property that EFM manages and Microsoft has invested in is the Olympic Rainforest, a 68,000 acre property that spance Clallam and Jefferson Counties. Image provided by EFM [/caption] News by Nhatt Nichols “To participate in the carbon credit
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1536"] A tree sitter is currently preventing the harvesting of DNR land by. a plywood company. Photo by G. Dobyns [/caption] News by G. Dobyns Early on Wednesday, May 7, activists erected a tree-sit and blockade of a logging road off
Visual Art
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2444"] Heidi Tucker (L) and Claire Ragland in their future community print shop. Photo by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] “Over here is where our community meeting room and zine library are going, then in this room, we’ll have a darkroom space.
Environment
[caption id align="alignnone" width="716"] Image of Last Crocker forest courtesy of The Legacy Forest Defense Coalition website [/caption] News by Angela Downs The “Last Crocker Timber Sale”, Legacy Forest Defense Coalition of Washington vs. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) came before the court
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1874"] (L-R) Shona Davis, Jim Hodgson, Jon Cooke, and Vivann Kuehl at a meeting last month while they were discussing the resolution. Photo by Nhatt Nichols [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] News by Nhatt Nichols In a 3-2 vote on Wednesday,
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1515"] Volunteers strip bark from cedar logs that will become part of the Longhouse For the People. Photo by Angela Downs. [/caption] News by Angela Downs Recognition of the need to heal settler history and reinforce Indigenous sovereignty has only recently
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1732"] Irondale celebrated May Day with a parade, including this hamster wheel float. Photo By Angela Downs. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] News commentary by Angela Downs Close to Beltaine, a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of summer, May Day celebrations
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3472"] Gatheringplace participants making dog biscuits and friends. Photo by Scott France [/caption] News by Scott France In a community rich with organizations that serve various needs, Gatheringplace stands out for its longevity, success in serving those in great need, and
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News by Nhatt Nichols [caption id align="alignnone" width="1892"] Photo provided by Fred Obee [/caption] Election season has officially kicked off in Jefferson County, with the start of filing week, the week in which candidates for government office can file to run. Applications opened Monday,
Editorial
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2316"] Editor Nhatt Nichols and Quin, the official news hound. [/caption] Opinion by Nhatt Nichols, Editor of the Jefferson County Beacon Today is World Press Freedom Day, a celebration the United Nations established more than 30 years ago to remind everyone
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3024"] Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash [/caption] News by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard A small pile of significant tax bills is getting delivered to Gov. Bob Ferguson. Collectively, they form the financial linchpin to the state’s next budget