Washington State Magazine

Admiralty Head Lighthouse, designed by architect Carl Leick in 1898 and opened in 1903, was built to guide ships into Puget Sound. It is now located at the Fort Casey State Park on Whidbey Island.Put your cursor on the squares below to look at the tower, the residence, and displays in the lighthouse. Click on the boxes to see a larger photograph....
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 Carve your pumpkins with the Coug spirit this Halloween. Select the small or large stencil template below (for a small or large pumpkin), print, and trace on the pumpkin.The large template prints on two letter-size pages, which you can cut and then put together when tracing.Final step: Display your Coug-o-lantern with pride and send us photos of your WSU pumpkins.Small pumpkin tem...
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Kevin Zobrist, a Washington State University Extension agent, teaches forest stewardship in the northern Puget Sound region. He helps landowners manage their forests and keep their woodlands healthy. He explains the differences between natural and human-planted forest growth, and the difficulties in creating a diverse landscape that mimics natural forests. Linda Kast '75, a graduate of WSU’s forest management clinic, tells how she came to own wooded property in western Washington.Read more in ...
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In March 2011, founding dean of WSU's Murrow College of Communication Lawrence Pintak interviewed Ayman Mohlyedin, correspondent for Al Jazeera English, on Northwest Public Television's The Murrow Interview. Watch an excerpt of the interview below. You can read more about Mohlyedin and other journalists in the Arab world in "Revolutions are televised by Arab journalists."3 minutes, 26 seconds...
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Rainbow trout stocked in Washington state lakes by the Department of Fish and Wildlife in 2011. Stocking plans may change. Visit http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/plants/weekly for weekly updates.Check up on fishing regulations and learn more about fishing in Washington at the WDFW website....
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There was once a small, plump, good-natured lady who lived in a great old house with a cantakerous husband named Harold. She was about the best mate a man could have and he was about the worst mate anything could have. The lady, whose name was Emma, had a peculiar habit, however, and that was that she never threw anything away. Her closets bulged with heaps of dothes and stacks of magazines and balls of string and boxes of buttons— in short, just about anything that had ever entered ...
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Fresh fruit is always a winner. I love anything in season when it's flavor is at it's peak. Other than that, any kind of fruit works great; strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and pineapple are a few of my favorites.Red Wine!! Any full-bodied red will do. Favorites are so subjective. Two Washington Syrahs that work are "Haystack Needle" or "Lick my Lips". Another fun pairing is an Italian Negroamaro by Palama. It has fabulous notes of spice like cassis and pepper, also dark cherry and ...
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Diane Szukovathy from Jello Mold Farm in Washington state's Skagit Valley puts together a bouquet of locally-grown flowers and offers tips to gardeners on building their own bouquet of blooms. Diane and her husband Dennis Westphall grow cut flowers. They have teamed up with Washington State University researchers Bev Gerdeman and Lynell Tanigoshi to build a community of local, seasonal flower growers in the Pacific Northwest. The growers sell at markets, directly to farmers, florists, grocery st...
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A gallery of WSU alumni, faculty, staff, and family with their dogs....
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