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Ashley Ahearn

  • A geoduck farm near Totten Inlet, Washington.
    Pacific Northwest Suffers After China Bans Shellfish Imports
    Ashley Ahearn
    Earlier this month, China imposed a ban on shellfish imports from most of the U.S. West Coast after finding two bad clams. The move is hitting Washington state particularly hard. State agencies estimate businesses there are losing as much as $600,000 a week.
  • The Cascades frog is found only in the alpine wetlands of the Pacific Northwest, though its range used to extend down to Northern California and up to British Columbia. Scientists are concerned its range will continue to shrink with climate change.
    Climate Change Could Spell Final 'Chuckle' For Alpine Frog
    Ashley Ahearn
    The Cascades frog used to occupy alpine zones from California to the Canadian border, but its range is shrinking as global temperatures increase and snowpack declines. Scientists are hiking deep into the mountains of the Northwest to study the tiny frog, which makes a call that has been described as a "chuckling" sound.