Life

Waterfowl migration is on!

Everywhere you go these days, there are waterfowl and/or shorebirds. Most are resting and feeding as they prepare…

Outdoors

Wildfire: A force for doom or evolution?

We’ve been taught that thick forests have always blanketed the Northwest — that our natural state is one…

Outdoors

Look Alikes: Tips for identifying two of our backyard finches

It is a proud moment when you can identify a bird that is new to your backyard, and…

Outdoors

Can Genome Sequencing Help Northwest Orcas Recover?

This summer, an orca known as J-35 made national headlines while carrying the body of her dead calf…

Life

Seventh-graders tackle noxious Scotch broom

ILWACO — On Thursday, Oct. 11, Hilltop Middle School seventh-graders joined forces with the Pacific County Noxious Weed…

Local

Roundtable fishes for salmon solutions

ILWACO — Commercial fishing fleets are skeletons of their former selves and their communities, once known for their…

Outdoors

First razor clam dig of season set for Oct. 11-13 in north Pacific County

OLYMPIA – The first razor clam dig of the fall season will get underway Oct. 11-13. Included is…

Outdoors

State Parks releases interactive online ADA recreation map

OLYMPIA — Last week Washington State Parks announced the recent launch of an interactive online recreation map specifically…

Outdoors

No mean feet: It’s always a good day for a hike

“In the beginning was the foot.” —Marvin Harris, American anthropologist Some of my greatest memories are uphill. “Let’s…

Outdoors

Handmade Seaview Birdhouses

SEAVIEW — The Seaview Historical Preservation Society announces that handmade Seaview birdhouses will be available for a $35…

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