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Fish & Feathers Get rods and reels serviced for upcoming seasons

As we prepare for 2016 fishing seasons, maintenance for fishing reels should be on our “things to do…

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Gardening Q&A: Defending your roses against dastardly deer

Q: You have worked at deer-proofing your garden. How did you do that? A: Deer are a conundrum.…

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Audubon’s Leadbetter Christmas Bird Count tales flight

PENINSULA — Audubon’s Leadbetter Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place on Dec. 19. The Leadbetter Count Circle…

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Sport crab fishing reopens in Willapa Bay

OLYMPIA — State shellfish managers on Dec. 4 reopened the recreational crab fishery inside Willapa Bay, after test…

Life

Blob no laughing matter

CANNON BEACH — This year’s coho salmon, steelhead and clamming seasons have been poor or nonexistent with anomalies…

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Fish & Feathers Natural gifts to be thankful for

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we who live on the Peninsula often reflect on the reasons why we…

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Birdwatching: With winter come the ‘divers’

It is fall and the “divers” have arrived. Now is the time to begin looking for loons. Last…

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Northwest Nature Log Dove common to Mexico takes up residence near mouth of Columbia

The common ground dove that has been spotted locally is spending time in a very damp open field…

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Fall Chinook run reaches 212% of average, but coho just 28%

COLUMBIA RIVER — The number of fall Chinook passing Bonneville Dam continues to mount with nearly 1,000 more…

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Birdwatching Just hanging out with the kin: A mountain chickadee is in town

A small flock of chickadees fluttered into the trees. Chick-a-dee, chick-a-dee was their greeting to me, but for…

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