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It's year end and cold out! Warm up with a bragging contest from Olympic Peninsula birders about the 2025 bird of the year. Plus, the annual Christmas Bird Count reveals rarities. Little Port Angeles plays a big role in global oil. And a Port Angeles librarian offers some warm winter reads. Enjoy!

Enjoy these local resources:

Olympic Peninsula Audubon and Rainshadow Bird Alliance

North Olympic Library System

Oil shipping in local waterways surges in 2024

New oil pipeline worries in Canada 2025

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What scary thing happened to a retired ranger looking for marmots? Plus a first-hand report on climate impacts at Olympic National Park, a tribute to the park's disappearing glaciers, rare bird alerts and a debut of our new, one-of-kind shipping report!

A tribute to glaciers at Olympic National Park

Birding adventures - Try the Wednesday morning bird walks at Dungeness River Nature Center . Bird list

Listers - birding culture film

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Locals solve a crisis, birders build community, we see endangered species and find ways to protect our wild areas. Plus, our resident chef sharpens her knives--we'll find out why!

Get involved locally:

Pet Emergency Group

Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society - Group birding, Christmas Bird Count and a homegrown wildlife habitat program.

Clallam Conservation District Native Plant Sale

Elwha Legacy Forests

Port Angeles Farmers Market