Visitors to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest could soon pay more for parking and camping passes, with the forest service suggesting fee increases at several outdoor spots.
If all proposed fees …
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By Sydney Brown / The Daily News
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7/20/22
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The Coldwater Lake Recreation Area is located 45 miles east of Castle Rock in the heart of the blast zone near the Science and Learning Center at Coldwater and Johnston Ridge Observatory. Visitors …
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7/15/22
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Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife Game Warden Dave Jones says he was just as shocked by reports of a dead grizzly bear on a Whatcom County beach last week as anyone else. In fact, he …
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By David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald
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6/22/22
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The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission unanimously voted to deny a petition allowing those 65 and older to use a crossbow for hunting during archery season.
The commission is appointed by the …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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6/12/22
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Human-animal encounters — of the violent kind — have been in the news. Most notably, and closest to home, a 9-year-old girl was attacked by a cougar less than two hours from Spokane. …
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Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review
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6/12/22
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Mountain goats and their kids were visible from the Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mount St. Helens this Wednesday evening as the observatory closed for the night after its second day open in three …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/10/22
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Columbia River spring chinook salmon sportfishing below Bonneville Dam will continue through June 15 with just one break for a limited commercial fishery Monday.
Oregon and Washington biologists …
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Bill Monroe Oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/19/22
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Editor’s Note: The following article was published last month by WDFW.
The spring Chinook salmon hatchery program on the Cowlitz River does double duty: not only does it provide angling …
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By The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
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5/18/22
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Some days the fish just don’t bite.
But once in a while, the piscean stars seem to align. Saturday at Mineral Lake was one of those days.
With cheeks a jolly red from a day in the sun, …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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4/25/22
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As Mineral Lake shone green in the morning sun on Saturday, folks walked around the lakeside Lions Den Campground with coffee mugs in hand and grins on their faces.
One man approached camp …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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4/25/22
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Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) confirmed Friday that the final round of razor clam digging can proceed as planned from April 29 to May 7 to wrap up a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/25/22
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