Outdoors

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Government

How rich Seattleites can lease public land through a program meant to protect it

The city program to manage public shoreline street ends is funded with the fees that industrial interests and wealthy Seattleites pay to encroach on them.
Katie Campbell
Beat the heat at Seattle's 'hidden beaches,' the pearls of the city's shoreline

Seattle has about 140 shoreline street ends, literally where the city’s streets meet the shore. Some end in small parks, others in pristine little beaches.
Katie Campbell
Environment

Hot hiking tips: How to find the trails less traveled in Washington state

Washington's trails are filling up, but all is not hopeless.
Patricia Murphy
Environment

Almost all of the 300 mountain goats moved from Olympics to the Cascades have died

Starting in 2018, state and federal officials began moving over 300 mountain goats from the Olympic Peninsula to the North Cascades. It was a joint project with local tribes, the Olympic National Park, Washington Fish and Wildlife, and the U.S. Forest Service. Now, more than five years later, reporting from the Everett Herald indicates the project has had mixed success.
Libby Denkmann

Hans Anderson
Arts & Life

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

Noel Gasca
Crime

You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here: Reduced hours return to two Seattle beaches

Starting Friday, Golden Gardens and Alki Beach will have reduced hours. This is the third year the city has implemented early closure of beaches in an attempt to curb violence and crime.
Kate Walters
Yes, hiking. No, traffic. Trailhead Direct offers car-free travel from Seattle to the mountains

This year, Trailhead Direct features one route to Mount Si and the return of a second route, after a two-year absence, to the Issaquah Alps.
Stephen Howie
Environment

We foraged mushrooms and they were delicious

Spring is well and truly underway, which means it’s mushroom hunting season in the woods in and around Seattle. Today on the show we take a trip to a local forest to learn some basics of the art of mushroom foraging. Daniel Winkler is a professional mushroom forager and author of "Fruits of the Forest: A Field Guide to Pacific Northwest Edible Mushrooms."
Patricia Murphy

Caroline Chamberlain Gomez

Jeannie Yandel
Arts & Life

Reporter's Notebook: How the Olympus Rally left me in the dust, and in awe

Our reporter volunteered at the Olympus Rally near Shelton on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, a two-day rally car race with regional and national stakes.
Katie Campbell
Technology

Annoyed by crowded hikes and campgrounds in Washington state? There are apps for that

The population boom in Western Washington has brought crowds to some of the region’s most iconic trails and campgrounds. KUOW looked at three apps or websites that aim to make your quest for the perfect hike or camping spot more successful.
Joshua McNichols

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