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  What the eruption of Mount St. Helens reveals about kite-flying spiders

  May 18, 2025, marks the 45th anniversary of Mount St. Helens' eruption — a catastrophic event that transformed the landscape and killed 57 people. From this devastation emerged an incredible scientific calculation about millions of spiders traveling through the sky.

  • Brandi Fullwood
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  Main road into Hoh Rainforest set to reopen this week after months-long closure

  The main road into the Hoh Rainforest is set to reopen on Thursday after being closed since December.

  • Casey Martin
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  'You Are Here' and you are writing. Readers get creative for National Poetry Month

  This is the KUOW Book Club, and we're reading "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World" edited by 24th U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. I'm your guide, Katie Campbell. I asked y'all to try writing a poem of your own — you delivered.

  • Katie Campbell
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  This one weekend a year, the North Cascades Highway is (unofficially) just for bikes

  Washington State Route 20 is closed while crews remove months of snow and ice from the scenic drive through the Cascades. But one weekend a year, cyclists pedal through the mountains with the road all to themselves.

  • Casey Martin
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  Tooth be told: Sea otters have a powerful bite

  Sea otters are incredible marine wrestlers, packing some serious strength under all that fluff.

  • Brandi Fullwood
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  Grab your binoculars — Seattle's skies abound with eagles this season

  The skies above Seattle have been busy with lots of bald eagles as spring approaches. Meanwhile, local bird enthusiasts say the season seems busier than usual this year.

  • Casey Martin
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  Trump canceled the ‘National Nature Assessment.’ Scientists want to publish it anyway

  Study participant says Americans across the political spectrum really care about our natural heritage.

  • Kim Malcolm

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  Invasive ‘murder hornets’ eradicated from the U.S.

  The Washington and U.S. Departments of Agriculture announced the eradication Wednesday, saying there had been no detections of the northern giant hornet in Washington since 2021.

  • Gene Johnson, Associated Press
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  Quick tips for avoiding the crowds and enjoying the great outdoors in the PNW

  Whether you’re getting ready to hit the trails for the first time, or you’re a seasoned outdoors aficionado — Soundside is here to help you get prepped for hot hiking summer in the Pacific Northwest.

  • Libby Denkmann

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• The trees that line Seattle's streets

  The emerald city owes much of its greenery to street trees, planted along sidewalks and public roads. These trees show up in unexpected places and sometimes have even more unexpected stories Author Taha Ebrahimi Street Trees of Seattle

  • Paige Browning

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