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Birding: There’s rewarding birdwatching in peninsula downtowns

Remember the song, “Downtown” sung by Petula Clark? Instead of listening “to the music of the traffic in…

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Birding: With spring comes renewal, joy and hope

The best thing about spring is the feeling of renewal, joy and hope. The rhododendrons begin to bloom,…

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Grays River: Exploring the unexpected beauty of lost highways

Years ago, William Least Heat-Moon wrote a breakaway book called “Blue Highways.” It stirred up a strong following.…

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Adding compost improves soil’s texture and adds nutrients

CORVALLIS — Adding organic matter is the best way to improve nearly all kinds of soils. If you’re…

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Official warns there’s a wasp worse than Asian giant hornet

Washington and British Columbia must be vigilant against invasive wasps, including one more “ominous” than the Asian giant…

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Clam toxins drop closer to safe levels

LONG BEACH — There are some signs that a marine toxin that brought a premature end to recreational…

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Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center reopens March 19

OLYMPIA — With all of Washington moving to Phase 2 of the Governor’s Roadmap to Recovery, Washington State…

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WDFW invites public feedback on ocean salmon fisheries

OLYMPIA — Fishery managers have developed options for Washington’s ocean salmon fisheries to minimize impacts on low forecast…

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Birding: Spring is just around the corner…

Spring is just around the corner. Have you seen signs of it yet? The American kestrel pair that…

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Offer robins what they need and they’ll stick around

CORVALLIS — American robins are a favorite harbinger of spring, but most people take this ubiquitous American native…

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