Chemical sunscreens will eventually find their way into [lake] water, writes WPS president Joanne Whitehead in the Driftwood. “So please, choose mineral sunscreens with only non-nano zinc oxide and titanium dioxide as active ingredients.”

Emily Brown and Lindsay Martin studied wildfire risk in our Coastal Douglas-fir ecosystem. Here you can find the results of a community survey of wildfire risk concerns, a carefully researched guide for reducing wildfire risk on your property, and a comprehensive collection of resources for wildfire risk reduction and ecological restoration techniques.

In WPS’s newsletter, Chris Drake shares his love of dogs and describes the ecological impacts of unleashed dogs on fragile ecosystems.