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How to avoid attracting bears

Think like a bear, and remove anything that could smell good (to a bear) or look like food.…

Life

Birding: Welcome spring birds returning to your backyard

Some of the birds we are seeing are just passing through, but there are others that will return…

Life

Pacific oysters in the Salish Sea may not contain as many microplastics as previously thought

Plastic pollution is an increasingly present threat to marine life and one which can potentially impact your dinner…

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How do salmon find their way home? Science finds new answer

CORVALLIS — Researchers in Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences say they have taken a step closer…

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Birding: Look quick, they might just be passing through

Some of the birds that we observe in April and early May are spring migrants. Shorebirds are one…

Life

Tomatoes: (almost) all you need to know

Today I planted the only tomato seeds I had on hand: one cherry and two determinate varieties. They…

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OSU Extension Outdoor School provides resources for families during stay-at-home order

CORVALLIS — The statewide Oregon State University Extension Service Outdoor School program is offering resources to engage children…

Life

Wildflowers give gardens a charming, relaxed look

CORVALLIS — Annuals live a short, sweet life. They bloom, make seed and die. Fortunately for us, they…

Life

Birding: Bohemian waxwings bring feeling of Christmas in April

Last week as I gazed out the picture window in the great room of my Calgary home, the…

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UW study on wolves in Cascades nearing finish

Researchers hope to confirm soon whether any wolves have ventured into Washington's South Cascades, a University of Washington…

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