Outdoors

Birding: A rose-breasted grosbeak becomes an accidental tourist

On Oct. 9, Dan and Sharron Luckey of Ocean Park were visited by an accidental tourist, namely the…

Outdoors

Clam season paused over marine toxin increase; harvested clams still safe to eat

PENINSULA — Health officials hit the pause button on fall razor clam digging on Oct. 21 because samples…

Life

Behold the wonders of Willapa Bay: New overlook provides front-row seat

Just daylight, and the bay is ebbing, exposing shoals and sloughs and a vast array of waterways that…

Outdoors

WDFW officials offer five tips for living with black bears in fall

Fall is here, and Washington’s black bears are stocking up fat reserves for winter hibernation. When it comes…

Life

Control slugs now as they lay eggs to hatch in spring

CORVALLIS — Just as we begin to think about wrapping things up in the garden for the season,…

Life

Birding: Corvids, some of the best brains of the bird world

American crows and common ravens belong to the group of birds called corvids. Thus, they are related and,…

Life

WDFW approves six-day razor clam dig on ocean beaches, emphasizes digging while distancing

LONG BEACH and OCEAN PARK — Shellfish managers have approved six more days of razor clam digging starting…

Life

Birding: Orange-crowned-warblers: Have you ever seen the orange?

Some birds have names that are often hard to fathom. They don’t seem quite right. The ring-necked duck,…

Life

Safest place may be at sea say Portlanders who have cast off on global circumnavigation

ILWACO — There is probably no better place to social distance than on a small boat in the…

Life

Birding: ‘Birding 101,’ an informal course

Many of us often see birds that we don’t recognize. The question is, what can the bird tell…

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