Along a back road in northwestern Lewis County, Anthony Novack studied the long line of trees behind a big, open, grassy field. From afar with binoculars. Then up close in person.
For Novack, a …
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By John Stang / crosscut.com
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8/16/23
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Chronicle Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep and Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger were in East Lewis County Thursday for a pair of assignments. They captured these photos along the way. To submit …
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8/11/23
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Free permits. Fresh huckleberries. Late summer in Southwest Washington.
Some of life’s greatest joys are within reach. Huckleberry picking permits are now open for the Gifford Pinchot …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/28/23
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is inviting new applicants to join the ranks of over 1,200 certified master hunters across the state.
WDFW administers the Master …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/21/23
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National Geographic states Earth first formed 4.5 billion years ago, and humans have been around for about 300,000 of those.
That’s less than 0.007% of all the time on Earth. The …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep /isabel@chronline.com
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5/19/23
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The Ape Cave in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest south of Mount St. Helens reopened to the public on Thursday.
Timed reservations are required, according to a release. Entry tickets …
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5/19/23
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WINTHROP, Wash. — On a subfreezing morning in March, Carmen Vanbianchi is crouched in the snow, cramming chunks of roadkill deer into a pouch she calls her meat purse.
She wrenches the …
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Sandi Doughton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/17/23
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers on Friday confirmed the final coastal razor clam digs of the season can proceed as planned from May 4-14.
"This last tide …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/28/23
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For anglers who enjoy catching salmon near Astoria, the California sea lion is an established menace.
The farther out one travels at the river’s mouth, the more they’ll see the …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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4/19/23
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Starting June 1, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will no longer offer fully remote hunter education courses. The Department will continue to offer in-person hunter education …
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4/19/23
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers on Tuesday confirmed the next round of coastal razor clam digging can proceed as planned from April 19-25.
"Despite difficult …
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4/17/23
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The Gifford Pinchot National Forest has announced Ape Cave south of Mount St. Helens will open to the public on May 18.
Timed reservations are required, according to a release. Entry tickets …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/14/23
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OLYMPIA — Fishing limits, regulations and more are just a phone signal away.
In 2021, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife rolled out its FishWA for Apple and Android devices. …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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3/24/23
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers on Wednesday confirmed coastal razor clam digging will reopen at Long Beach on Thursday, March 23, in addition to digs planned at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/22/23
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Despite a significant increase in the predicted 2023 spring chinook salmon run, anglers will get just one day longer than last year to keep hatchery spring chinook through early April.
Oregon and …
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Bill Monroe / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/23/23
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The public is being asked to give their opinion on an environmental analysis focused on managing Eulachon in the Columbia River basin.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife drew up a …
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By Sydney Brown / The Daily News
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2/6/23
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Whenever smelt dips open along the Cowlitz River, thousands turn out to catch a bucket of the small silver fish.
Part of the dip’s popularity is that smelt are one of the only species of …
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Brennen Kauffman / The Daily News
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2/6/23
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