Northwest Science Writers Association

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NSWA 2025 Holiday Party: Explore Seattle Aquarium’s New Ocean Pavilion

We’re diving back in at the aquarium! Please join us in exploring The Seattle Aquarium’s brand new Ocean Pavilion on January 16th for our annual member meeting and holiday party. Guests will be able to explore the new space, reconnect with peers, and relax all while enjoying delicious food and drink.

More info here. Register now as spaces are limited!

Images from The Seattle Aquarium.

Sept 11: Heisman’s “Flight Paths”

The September Book Club will feature Rebecca Heisman’s book “Flight Paths
How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration”. 

#nswasciwire – Recent work by our members

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Ensign: Journeys Through Homelessness

Josephine Ensign’s new book, “Way Home: Journeys Through Homelessness,” is now available for preorder from Hopkins Press....
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Gepford: Tortoise Migration

For Hakai Magazine, Kevin Gepford takes us along on a journey to the Galapagos’ most-developed island to meet the famed...
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Mapes: Forest Feud

In a deeply reported feature for the Seattle Times, Lynda Mapes dives into the ongoing battle in Washington over the fate...
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Stiffler: Cancer Drug Ingredient from Nuclear Waste

A story by Lisa Stiffler in GeekWire explains how Everett company TerraPower Isotopes has managed to produce a rare...
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Harris: Fixing Carbon

Mark Harris writes a decarbonization newsletter for Anthropocene Magazine, “Fixing Carbon: Dispatches From an Emerging...
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