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Spring bird watching: On the Alberta prairies and the Long Beach peninsula

A few weeks ago, I was hiking along a trail in an open woodlot at the local bird…

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Most NW cities warmed, but some have cooled in past decade

Some Northwest and California cities bucked the warming trend and became cooler in the past decade, according to…

Outdoors

Willapa Hills Trail section closes for overpass construction

OLYMPIA — A mile of the Willapa Hills Trail is closing for construction. Contractors for State Parks will…

Outdoors

Birding: Swans: Magnificent, large and stately

When spring arrives, birds become the star of the wildlife show, at least for me! The past few…

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Plant veggies at the right time to avoid disappointment

CORVALLIS — Spring is here and you’re raring to get your vegetable garden going. Well, hold on just…

Outdoors

Birding: The wood duck: One of our most colorful waterfowl

The star of last week’s article was the “hoodie” or hooded merganser. The star of this week’s show…

Outdoors

Still no clamming as toxin falls but persists

LONG BEACH — Hopes aren’t dead yet for spring clam digging on the Washington coast, but it will…

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Ocean salmon season OK to start June 19

PORTLAND — The Pacific Fishery Management Council has adopted ocean salmon season recommendations for 2021. “The seasons provide…

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WDFW reopens recreational crabbing in Willapa Bay

OLYMPIA — Effective immediately, recreational Dungeness crab fisheries on the Washington coast from areas south of Point Chehalis…

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Birding: The ‘Hoodie’: An elegant little duck

The hooded merganser is an elegant little duck. It is the smallest of the mergansers in North America…

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