WA’s older forests capture carbon better than nearly any other
Just inland from the Pacific Northwest’s rainforest drip line, with more than 10 feet of rain a year, are the forests dominated by Douglas fir, western red cedar and hemlock, growing in the mild climate with some 70 inches of rain a year, in a thick rumpled green cloak in the Cascade lowlands. These big trees, in their roots, needles and branches, hold more carbon longer than any young plantation, fast-growing and cut on quick rotations. They are world champion climate change fighters. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Erika Schultz)
Washington is sitting on $2.2B in unclaimed property. Some could be yours.
Last year, Washington’s unclaimed property program received a record amount of money, which it holds until an owner claims it. Currently, $2.2 billion is available to be claimed, according to a new report from the Department of Revenue. Unclaimed property is often considered lost, forgotten or abandoned. Between July 2023 and June 2024, Washington’s program received a record $365 million in unclaimed property. That comes from about 12.4 million pieces of property. Continue reading at The WA State Standard. (Getty Images)
2 years in, Washington’s alert system for missing Indigenous people is working
Washington state was first in the nation to implement alerts specific to Missing Indigenous Persons more than two years ago. By the end of August this year, the State Patrol had issued 114 of those alerts, with the subject being located in all but 13 cases. Law enforcement officials say these alerts play a crucial role in locating teenage runaways and have proven valuable in longer-term cases as well. Continue reading at KUOW. (Connie Samuels)
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