Category: Outdoor Activities

Fireworks & the Environment – Your Green Guide

Posted by Madyson Harlan | Jul 1, 2021 | Environmental Justice, Green Living, Outdoor Activities

Photograph by Edmund Lowe via Getty Images The grill is fired up and ready to go. You have been...

Community Contribution: Does it really rain plastic?

Posted by Bob Valen | Feb 24, 2020 | 2 Minute Read, Explore, Outdoor Activities

Originally published in The Star in Bob Valen’s Weather Watcher column. The short answer to...

Chip In to the Great Backyard Bird Count

Posted by Sam Wigness | Feb 13, 2020 | 2 Minute Read, Activities, Explore, Outdoor Activities, Social Groups

The annual Great Backyard Bird count gives people around the world have an opportunity to help...

Recapping the Epic Reforestation of Costa Rica

Posted by Sam Wigness | Feb 11, 2020 | 4 Minute Read, Explore, Outdoor Activities, Travel

On a recent trip to Costa Rica, a local tour guide gave us an overview of the country’s...

5 Reasons to Sign Up for Volunteer Planting

Posted by Sam Wigness | Jan 20, 2020 | 2 Minute Read, Activities, Explore, Outdoor Activities

In honor of MLK Day, I participated in Green Seattle “Day of Service 2020” volunteer...

Finding Balance at Bellevue Botanical Garden

Posted by Sam Wigness | Jan 2, 2020 | Activities, Explore, Outdoor Activities, Seattle Guide

No more than 14 hours into the new year a nasty case of cabin fever set in. Weeks of drizzly...

Preparing for the Holidays at Poo Poo Point

Posted by Sam Wigness | Dec 23, 2019 | Activities, Explore, Hiking, Outdoor Activities, Seattle Guide

With the holidays officially here, I can literally feel my blood pressure rising. Holiday stress...

20 Amazing Outdoor Adventures Near Seattle

Posted by Sam Wigness | Nov 26, 2019 | 2 Minute Read, Activities, Explore, Green Holiday Guide, Hiking, Outdoor Activities, Seattle Guide

Being outdoors is a crucial part of Earth-friendly living. The fresh air and exercise rejuvenates...

Recapping Issaquah’s 50th Salmon Days Festival

Posted by Sam Wigness | Oct 7, 2019 | Activities, Explore, Outdoor Activities, Seattle Guide

Issaquah celebrated its 50th Salmon Days Festival on October 5 and 6, drawing people from around...

Something Besides Economic Growth in One of Washington’s Pristine Places: Thinking Green on Cypress Island

Posted by Solomon Karmel | Oct 4, 2019 | Activities, Explore, Hiking, Outdoor Activities, Travel

Seattle has made efforts to combine growth with green living, but a few pristine places in the Puget Sound are very different, with a plan for no growth whatsoever. And that’s a good thing.

Live Like Mount Rainier is Watching

Posted by Sam Wigness | Sep 23, 2019 | Activities, Explore, Hiking, Outdoor Activities, Seattle Guide

In preparation for taking over at Emeraldology, I took a day trip to Mount Rainier National Park...

With National Parks Suffering from Government Dysfunction, Go Local

Posted by Solomon Karmel | Jan 15, 2019 | Activities, Explore, Outdoor Activities, Politics, Seattle Guide, Travel

Go Local During National Park Closures and Government Shutdown

19 social meetup groups for Seattle Earth-lovers

Posted by Summer Hanson | Nov 15, 2018 | Activities, Get Involved, Home & Garden, Outdoor Activities, Seattle Guide, Social Groups, Zero Waste

At Emeraldology, we believe that community is a key component of the environmental movement. When...

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