"Natural Remedy," at Washington State History Museum through Jan. 7, focuses on the Civilian Conservations Corps work improving public lands in Washington.
Just after the crack of dawn, a few dozen late-teens and twenty-somethings stumble from modest cabins into the cafeteria for coffee and a hot breakfast. Group by group, they bus their trays and head out—first to slather on bug spray and sunscreen, and then to pick up their supplies for the day: knee-high rain boots, starter plants and a fresh pair of gloves. Their job this week is planting mangrove trees, whose stubborn, tangly roots are already helping protect these vulnerable shorelines agains