Thurston County

A WSU environmental research station near Olympia, Wa plans to grow and expand with the help of a new grant from the National Science Foundation.

An influenza virus, H3N8, is causing its typical seasonally-increasing number of cases in Western Washington.

Workshop in southwestern Washington provides insights on how families can maintain their ties to the land across multiple generations.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Richard D. Kunkle, who worked in the WSU Energy Program, died March 3, 2017. He worked for WSU April 1997-December 2016.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Our sun is really one big star. And there are billions and billions of stars in our universe.

By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington SBDC OLYMPIA, Wash. – Custom cabinetry shop Beech Tree Woodworks grew out of owner Nic James’ passion for wood and appreciation of quality craftsmanship. Then it grew out of its location in a 2,200-square-foot shop under his apartment.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Rebuilding a regional grain economy west of the Cascade Mountains will be the focus of the 2016 Cascadia Grains Conference Friday-Saturday, Jan. 8-9, in Olympia and field-trip sites throughout Thurston County.

By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences OLYMPIA, Wash. – Harvest of evergreen boughs for holiday garlands and wreaths got a late start thanks to the warmest October on record. Just what the economic impact is won’t be clear until the holiday season is over.

By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington SBDC OLYMPIA, Wash. – As a college senior in business administration, Myles Kirchmeier planned to start a business by his early 30s – the age his father was when he opened a heating and cooling company. But Mike Kirchmeier asked his son what he was waiting for: “All you have […]

By Rebecca Phillips, Washington State Magazine OLYMPIA, Wash. – Jim Freed came to Washington State University to work with Christmas trees, but he started getting questions about what else people could do with their land besides watch the trees grow.