Northwest Science Writers Association

May 7th - Hike the Dungeness Spit!

Join NSWA Board member Starre Vartan for a hike of this unusual Olympic Peninsula landmark and national wildlife refuge!

Photo from the USFWS Headquarters

Best of the Northwest Awards Winners Announced!

The Northwest Science Writers Association is pleased to announce the winners of the fourth annual of The Best of the Northwest Awards! 

Past Event: BioBlitz at Seward Park!

Help show the world how biodiverse our region is by joining the Northwest Science Writers Association for BioBlitz 2023! We are counting nature (wild plant and animal species) in Seattle’s Seward Park in South Seattle on Sunday, April 30, as part of the international 2023 City Nature Challenge. (Green Heron, courtesy of Franco Folini).

Past Event: Oregonian Happy Hour

Attention, NSWA members in Portland, Eugene, Salem, and the rest of the Beaver State! On Wednesday night, August 24th at 7 p.m. PST NSWA will be hosting a special virtual get-together for the Oregonians among us. This first meeting will hopefully include discussion of future meetups, networking opportunities, and trying out a community Q&A.

COVID-19 Coverage and Economic Resources for NSWA Members

NSWA is supporting its members during this public health emergency by collecting resources to help those writing about the pandemic and those suffering economic hardship from its consequences.

#nswasciwire – Recent work by our members

closeup of ant head

Dzombak: Imposter Queens

For the New York Times, new member Rebecca Dzombak (@bdzombak) writes about “imposter queens,” mysterious parasitic ants...
closeup of chinook salmon in the water

Trent: High Seas Treaty and Salmon

New member Sarah Trent (@sftrent) writes for High Country News on the new U.N. High Seas Treaty and whether the agreement...
satellite photo of the Mekong River delta

Gies: Altered Rivers

New member Erica Gies (@egies) writes for Nautilus about what happens when human engineering weakens the connections...
a rocky beach with evergreen trees on the headland

Larson: Sea Gardens

A story by Samanatha Larson (@samantson) highlights a new interactive resource that synthesizes Indigenous mariculture...
hands of an elder person in their lap

Doughton: Tracking Aging

In Pacific NW Magazine, Sandi Doughton (@sandidoughton) features long-running Seattle-area research that is uncovering...
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