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Seven winter-blooming plants to nourish bees

CORVALLIS — During the bleak days of winter, bees and other pollinators look to gardeners for the nourishment…

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WSU Extension plans beekeepers workshops

LONGVIEW — Always wanted to learn how to keep bees? It’ll take four trips to Longview to do…

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Friends of Willapa host ‘
How to Help Birds’

PENINSULA — Join the Friends of Willapa National Wildlife Refuge for two free fun and educational events celebrating…

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Birding: Stormy weather brings rarities and uncommon visitors

Stormy weather often brings in a rarity or two to the Long Beach Peninsula. The latest is a…

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King tide birds: Before and after the storm

The day after the storm and the king tides saw many birds still feeding in the wetlands and…

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Stormy weather, king tides make for prime bird viewing

Stormy weather and king tides in December are a Christmas gift like no other. The rain, and high…

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Beauties of the Peninsula: A photo essay

This photo essay is a retrospective of some of the beauties I photographed in 2022. Of course, all…

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Winter sowing: Jump-start your 2023 garden

The dark days of winter are upon us. As a gardener, this is the time of year we…

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Ecology issues ‘voluntary clean water guidance’ for farms

The Washington Department of Ecology has issued the first four chapters of what will be a 13-chapter manual…

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Birding: Birds make plans for the leaner times of the year

I was watching a jay the other day gobbling up several peanuts at a time. It was filling…

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