Ta'Leah Van Sistine

Crew member for @EcologyWCC. Former environment reporter for @EverettHerald and alum of @UWEauClaire. She/her.

[Ta'Leah Van Sistine @TaLeahRoseV]

My last story for The Herald: For years, locals have begged the city of Edmonds to remove fish barriers in lower Perrinville Creek. Now city officials are hoping a federal grant can help bring adult coho back to the stream.

https://t.co/pE7J8gHxLO

[Ta'Leah Van Sistine @TaLeahRoseV]

@ash_nash00 Congrats Ashley!

[Ta'Leah Van Sistine @TaLeahRoseV]

@GoldsteinStreet @EverettHerald @WAStateStandard Congrats Jake!

[Julie Titone @julietitone]

Photos of the Year 2024 - Such great work by Ryan, Annie and especially Olivia, who now must carry the load as sole @EverettHerald photographer. @ogvanniphoto @ryeandberries https://t.co/OALwXxhseL

[The Seattle Times @seattletimes]

Three households received eviction orders after a tribal court hearing Friday in the latest chapter of a bitter conflict over Nooksack tribal enrollment.

https://t.co/pHxnhQmSFx

[Olivia Vanni @ogvanniphoto]

I would love everyone to pause and think about what a day in the life of a solo photographer at Herald looks like when there is a 2-3 byline a day requirement for reporters……………..

[Everett NewsGuild ✊ @EverettGuild]

Carpenter Media presented the NewsGuild with a new wage proposal today, the company's first in about six months.

It is, frankly, insulting.

Perhaps most egregious, the company proposed $1.00 an hour bonus for "meeting newsroom minimum standards of 2-3 bylines per day."

[Sophia Gates @SophiaSGates]

Some news I haven't gotten around to sharing: early this month, I left Seattle to drive 86 miles north to my new home in Bellingham, WA.

For the next two years, I'll be covering rural issues for Cascadia Daily News as part of the Murrow News Fellowship.

[Ta'Leah Van Sistine @TaLeahRoseV]

@ConnieMennie Thanks Connie! Enjoyed working with you too.

[Ta'Leah Van Sistine @TaLeahRoseV]

In August, I celebrated one year of reporting on the environment and climate change at The Everett Daily Herald. A 🧵:

[Ta'Leah Van Sistine @TaLeahRoseV]

@ogvanniphoto I miss YOU so much 💕💕

[Ta'Leah Van Sistine @TaLeahRoseV]

This week, I started a new gig as a crew member for the Washington Conservation Corps, participating in trail maintenance and restoration projects. I'm very excited to continue learning and exploring over the next year :)

(📸: Ryan Berry, Olivia Vanni and Annie Barker)

[Ta'Leah Van Sistine @TaLeahRoseV]

Some of my many rewarding reporting trips included forest bathing in Lord Hill Regional Park; whale watching on Whidbey Island; discussing local Climate Commitment Act projects with Gov. Jay Inslee; and coring a tree at a timber sale site (the tree was 142 years old!).

[Julie Titone @julietitone]

"It's the world's loss." Monroe climate and mental health advocate Jim Bloss dies at 83 - @TaLeahRoseV reports. @snocounty @citizensclimate @NAMICommunicate https://t.co/WxSdSDOWvz

[Sydney Jackson @_sydneyajackson]

happy monday from the @EverettHerald 🙃 after layoffs from @CMGheros, this is what it’s like at snohomish county’s largest newspaper

[Caleb Hutton @calebatsea]

About a dozen members of the @EverettHerald news staff are wrapping up their final shift today, in light of cuts mandated by new owners Carpenter Media Group.

[Zachariah Bryan @ZachariahTB]

I'll miss @reporterbrown's column so much. She's a pitch perfect writer who has a knack for finding the delightfully weird pockets of everyday life. "What's up with that" is a reminder that newspapers should be fun to read, as well as informative. https://t.co/fo2LwoyxFC

[Everett NewsGuild ✊ @EverettGuild]

Today's a hard day. Twelve of our members are working their final shift. We bargained tirelessly for a month, but Carpenter Media simply refused to spare any jobs.

We were, however, able to negotiate optional buyouts, increased severance packages and raises for remaining staff.

[Sydney Jackson @_sydneyajackson]

@EverettGuild @TaLeahRoseV We out here ❤️💪 fighting for local news in Snohomish County!