Washington - Maps & Graphics

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Animated Map of Seattle and Vancouver, BC: A Decade of Growth

Comparison of growth and population density in Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia, since 1990.

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Seattle-Area Population Density Map

From 1990 to 2000, mapping of census data shows that the Seattle area became more compact.

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Clearcutting in the Central Cascades Along the Columbia River

The progress of clearcutting over a 30-year period for the Central Cascades in Oregon and Washington, including the Mt. St. Helens region.

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Seattle-Area Residential Building Permits Outside Growth Boundary

Residential urban sprawl for the Seattle-Tacoma-Everett region of Puget Sound.

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Spokane-Area Growth 1990-2000 (Animated Map)

How Spokane, Washington, grew--and sprawled--from 1990-2000, compared to other cities in the Northwest.

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Map of Clearcutting in the Central Cascades

More clearcutting occurred since 1970 in the Central Cascades, including the Mt. St. Helens region, than in other study areas.

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Map of Residential Building Permits Outside the Seattle-area Growth Boundary

Developments outside the urban growth boundary for the Seattle-Tacoma-Everett region since 1991.

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Spokane-Area Population Density Map

Spokane, Washington has relatively low density, compared to other Northwest cities.

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Urban Air Pollution Traveling to Mount Rainier (animated map)

A chronicle of urban smog and vehicle pollution traveling from Puget Sound to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington.

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PBDEs in the Bodies of 40 Northwest Women

The individual levels of the toxic flame retardants, PBDEs, found in Sightline's 2004 study of 40 Northwest women from British Columbia, Montana, Washington, and Oregon.

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1998 Map of Dam Proliferation in Cascadia

Cascadia's power dams have decimated its salmon runs.

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Map of Electricity Transmission Lines in Cascadia

The Pacific Northwest's vulnerable power network.

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Southern Puget Sound Resident Orcas

Southern Puget Sound's resident orca population has made gains since the early 1970s.

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Sea Otter and Gray Wolf Populations

The successful reintroduction of the gray wolf and sea otters to regions in Cascadia.

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Average PBDE and PCB Levels in Northwest Women

Levels of the toxic chemicals PBDEs in our bodies are beginning to exceed levels of PBDEs, banned in the 1970s.