Washington is the second most populous state on the West Coast and in the Western United States, after California.
Mount Rainier, an active stratovolcano, is the state's highest elevation at almost 14,411 feet (4,392 m) and is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States. Its rugged surface is rich in stands of Douglas fir, hemlock, ponderosa pine, white pine, spruce, larch, and cedar.
Before European settlers came to inhabit the Quad Cities, the confluence of rivers had attracted many varying cultures of indigenous peoples, who used the waterways and riverbanks for their settlements for thousands of years.
The urban core consists of five principal cities: Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in Illinois.
These cities are the center of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area, which as of 2013 had a population estimate of 383,781 and a CSA (Combined Statistical Area) population of 474,937, making it the 90th largest CSA in the nation.
The apple industry in Washington began with seeds brought from England.
The State Soil is tokul which is among the most productive soils in the world. Washington has 4-H Clubs and chapters of Future Farmers of America.
He's talking about money for the environmental cleanup of Hanford and Battelle's operation of the U. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland.