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WSU Extension offers ‘Living on the Land’ workshop

“Living on the Land” teaches small acreage landowners in Southwest Washington practices that will improve their property and…

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Birding: Our smallest plovers play a starring role on the beach

Small shorebirds or peeps are about the size of a sparrow at six to eight inches. Peeps are…

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Local steelhead season in doubt despite recent improvements

WILLAPA BAY — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officials held a town-hall meeting on July 28 to…

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Coastal lowdown: Minus tides reveal wonders

The peak low tides occurred Friday, July 23 with a -1. negative tide at 6:54 a.m. followed by…

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Better breeding brings begonias back into the limelight

CORVALLIS — Thanks to zealous breeding and new hybridizing techniques, begonias are booming right along with the renaissance…

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Birding: Watch for ‘peep’ shows on the Peninsula

The smallest of the shorebirds are called “peeps.” They range in size from six to eight inches or…

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Sport sturgeon retention will open for two days above Wauna

WESTPORT, Ore. — The white sturgeon retention season will reopen on Saturdays, Sept. 11 and Sept. 18, the…

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Day added to halibut fishing 2021 halibut season; WDFW seeks public input on 2022 season

OLYMPIA — Halibut anglers now have an extra day to reel in halibut this season as well as…

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Birding: It’s time to watch for an airshow on the beach!

How lucky are we to have the ocean beach on our front doorstep? It is the place to…

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WSU Master Gardener online workshops: August

On Tuesdays at noon, WSU Master Gardeners present weekly on-line free programs. No need to register, just pop…

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