Outdoors

WDFW announces 62 days of tentative razor clam digs in 2021

Limit increased to 20 clams; all digs dependent on marine toxin results OLYMPIA — Shellfish managers with the…

History

Ghost boats: Drift odyssey still concluding a decade after great tsunami

On March 11, 2011, the nation of Japan was shaken by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake. Centered 231 miles…

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Birding: Rare bird alert in SW WA

One of the exciting things about birding is that on occasion a rare bird or one that is…

Outdoors

Use bread dough to lure slugs and snails to traps

CORVALLIS — New research finds slugs and snails are strongly attracted to bread dough, a discovery that could…

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WSDA tracks down Asian giant hornet nest

An Asian giant hornet nest was found Aug. 19 in Whatcom County, about one-quarter mile from where a…

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Birding: On the beach again with the peeps

When I am on the beach again, I will be looking for one of our most abundant peeps,…

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Now’s the time to plan for cover crops

CORVALLIS — No one wants to think of harvest’s end as the vegetable garden reaches peak, but now’s…

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Bird-watching event ready to take flight

Registration is under way for Wings Over Willapa, the annual fall event which allows locals and visitors to…

Outdoors

Fish on! Sport salmon heats up as ocean season nears end

ILWACO — Recreational salmon fishing is reaching a climax off the Oregon and Washington coast, with charters reporting…

Life

Bell’s Overlook: Coffee with an old friend

Timmy Wright came into our lives about 40 years ago, a slender wiry kid with willpower to spare.…

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