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Olympia, Washington | Wikipedia audio article

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Olympia, Washington


00:01:04 1 History
00:03:42 1.1 Recent mayors
00:03:51 2 Geography and climate
00:07:41 2.1 Parks
00:09:02 2.2 Artesian water
00:12:14 3 Demographics
00:12:23 3.1 2010 census
00:14:37 3.2 2000 census
00:18:06 4 Schools and universities
00:20:07 5 Economy
00:20:22 6 Arts
00:23:33 7 Sports
00:24:19 8 Transportation
00:24:28 8.1 Rail
00:25:15 8.2 Bus
00:26:12 8.3 Airport
00:26:38 9 Media
00:27:30 10 Notable people
00:29:32 11 International relations
00:29:41 11.1 Twin towns and sister cities
00:30:07 12 See also



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Olympia is the capital of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. European settlers claimed the area in 1846, with the Treaty of Medicine Creek initiated in 1854, and the Treaty of Olympia initiated in January 1856. Similar treaties had taken shape across the emerging United States as a tool of European colonization: these documents facilitated often coerced cession of land, originally belonging to indigenous peoples and tribes, to European settlers.
Olympia was incorporated as a town on January 28, 1859, and as a City in 1882. The population was 46,479 as of the 2010 census, making it the 24th largest city in the state. The city borders Lacey to the east and Tumwater to the south. Olympia is a cultural center of the southern Puget Sound region. Olympia is located 60 miles (100 km) southwest of Seattle, the largest city in the state of Washington.

David Douglas and the Landscape of the Pacific Northwest - 11/9/12

Author Jack Nisbet presented David Douglas and the Landscape of the Pacific Northwest as part of Western Washington University's Huxley College of the Environment Speaker Series at 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9 in CF 125 on the Western campus.

Between 1825-33, Scottish naturalist David Douglas traveled with Hudson's Bay Company fur men throughout their Columbia and New Caledonia Districts, actively interacting with the flora, fauna, and families that lived there. This slide presentation will focus on what ideas Douglas's journals, letters, scientific specimens, taxonomy, artwork, and oral legacy can offer to understanding the place where we live today.
Spokane-based teacher and writer Jack Nisbet's books include Visible Bones, Purple Flat Top, Sources of the River, and The Mapmaker's Eye. The Collector, his biography of David Douglas, was named as one of the Pacific Northwest Bookseller's Association's 2010 Books of the Year. His latest title, David Douglas: A Naturalist at Work, is an illustrated collection of essays that both provide context for Douglas's journeys and relate his work to the modern landscape. It serves as the companion book for a museum exhibit of the same name that is now open at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane.

The exhibit will travel to the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma in Fall 2013.

The speaker series is held by Western's Huxley College of the Environment to bring together the environmentally minded community and other interested members of the WWU and Bellingham communities. Speakers address topics of contemporary environmental concern in the region and the world.

For more information, please contact the main office of Huxley College of the Environment, at (360) 650-3520.

Western's Huxley College of the Environment is one of the oldest environmental colleges in the nation and a recognized national leader in producing the next generation of environmental stewards. The College's academic programs reflect a broad view of the physical, biological, social and cultural world. This innovative and interdisciplinary approach makes Huxley unique. The College has earned international recognition for the quality of its programs.

The Evergreen State College 45th Annual Commencement Ceremony

On June 10th 2016, more than 1000 graduates walked across the stage at The Evergreen State College's 45th graduation ceremony.