Snow on the third day of spring has some people wondering: what gives?  Well, actually, spring here began a long time ago, says KPLU weather expert and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Cliff Mass.  Read or listen to the article on KPLU. 

Graduate students practice public speaking that conveys the excitement of scientific research without getting bogged down in jargon. Then they put their skills to work at Town Hall Seattle.  Read more about how students are learning these skills in a seminar series sponsored by the College of the Environment in this weekend’s Seattle Times. 

President Obama’s plan hands a long-sought victory to island residents and members of Washington’s congressional delegation.  Read more about what this means in the Seattle Times. 

As part of its “green wall against sprawl,” King County agrees to pay Hancock Timber Resources Group $11.1 million for development rights on its White River Forest east of Enumclaw.  Read more about this in the Seattle Times. 

Yee Man Liu collected plastic caps from recycle bins in Bothell neighborhoods, from her church friends, and from campus at the University of Washington-Bothell.  The UW-Bothell sophomore used caps that couldn’t be recycled to create a piece of ocean-themed art for the city’s upcoming “Sustainamania” celebration.  Read more about this on HerladNet.