The dog days of summer are here at last, giving us a great excuse to simply hang out by the Dungeness River. The gurgling of… Continue reading
If you’re into games of intricate strategy and tales of suspense and mystery, you’d probably enjoy water law. You just have to be extraordinarily patient… Continue reading
I’ll do my best to bring water into this water column, but with our cool, damp spring and a few global distractions, for once, water… Continue reading
As a “non-essential,” mostly-office worker, I’ve been in a lot of Zoom meetings lately with others also working from home. As awkward as online meetings… Continue reading
With the approach of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day during a global health crisis I wanted to hear what our youth are thinking. They… Continue reading
It all started with oysters. Now, get your head out of the gutter – I’m talking about cleaning up Dungeness Bay. But gutters have a… Continue reading
This is supposed to be a column focused on water conservation by the local agricultural sector, but with all the rain in January and early… Continue reading
The funny thing about water law is that it can seem as fluid as the medium it’s meant to manage. The relatively new state of… Continue reading
Did Mother Earth gift you crab to crack or oysters to shuck this season? Fresh delicacies from the cold waters of the Strait are a… Continue reading
Have you ever stood on the smooth top of a glacier? Heli-skiing perhaps? Or maybe you were deposited there by bus during an Alaskan cruise?… Continue reading
‘Story of Water’ “The Story of Water: In Depth” monthly lecture series starts Wednesday October 23, 6:30pm, City Council Chambers, Sequim Civic Center, 152 W.… Continue reading
A friend pointed out that stuff is happening with regard to federal protection of clean water … and perhaps I should write about it. That… Continue reading
The current “snowpack drought” is affecting all the rivers in Western Washington, and water systems directly using those rivers for their supply, such as Port… Continue reading
It’s the season of long days, with increasing warmth, sunshine – and snowmelt in the Dungeness River. The river rises to its peak in June… Continue reading
Drought! Gesundheit! Oh, what did you say? Drought was just declared for the Olympic Peninsula! I don’t believe it … it’s been raining. And it’s… Continue reading
More than 25 years ago I wanted to share a hydrologist’s delight that Sequim’s annual Irrigation Festival coincided with “National Drinking Water Week,” and the… Continue reading
Charismatic megafauna: It’s a mouthful. It’s a good start on a haiku. Google reports that it means, “Large animals with symbolic value and widespread popular… Continue reading
