Seattle's Nature, Mapped

This is pretty cool: an interactive map of Seattle’s natural systems. Using a Google maps interface, you can travel all across the city’s public places to find detailed information about the presence of native (and non-native) plant species. Kinda fun to play with, and probably quite useful to restoration efforts. It’s the handiwork of Seattle Urban Nature.

Eric de Place

Eric de Place, former director of the Thin Green Line program, spearheaded Sightline’s work on energy policy for two decades. A leading expert on coal, oil, and gas export plans in the Pacific Northwest, he is considered an authority on a range of issues connected to fossil fuel transport, including carbon emissions, local pollution, transportation system impacts, rail policy, and economics. Find his research here.