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Pamela Sackett says this mysterious “sweet, sickly, fertilizer smell” is so repugnant that she has to sleep with her windows shut tight, even in the summer heat.
The fog that rolled in last night over Seattle was a sight to see... But not a sight to smell, apparently. Social media was full of reports last night around the heart of Seattle into Queen Anne ...
Moss stays green all summer and looks its best when the weather is at its worst. The serenity of the Umbecks’ garden is a lesson in working with nature instead of against it.
Seattle shivers in the coldest average high temperature for the first half of April on record. But while some plants are way behind schedule, others, such as moss, are reveling in our cool, damp ...
A community science case study mapped heavy metals in moss in two industrial-adjacent neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington, with a history of poor air quality, health outcomes, and racial ...
A sprig of moss is growing on a tree in the Duwamish Valley, the most polluted area in Seattle. While that moss might seem ordinary, it has a secret superpower: It’s keeping a record of the ...
Photo via Cliff Mass Weather Blog/air patterns over Washington The other night, as I was lying in bed with my window open I was like, “What is that smell?” Growing up in Iowa, I couldn’t ...
A wholesale aquarium company in Seattle contacted state officials earlier this week about a shipment of moss balls that could be possibly contaminated with mussels.