Outdoors

Take care of those pesky fall webworms

Driving home from Olympia the other day, I noticed a lot of “tents” on deciduous trees along Highway…

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Birdwatching How does wildfire smoke affect birds?

By Dr. Madeline Kalbach For the Observer Devastating wildfires are currently raging in both Canada and the United…

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Birdwatching What’s up next for our viewing pleasure?

The excitement of spring migration and the nesting season has come and gone. Never fear though, fall migration…

Life

Let’s go fishing now… Everybody’s learning how — humans and wildlife alike

ILWACO — Fishing of every kind is in full swing in the waters around the Long Beach Peninsula.…

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Coast Guard out in force for Buoy 10

WARRENTON — The Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Auxiliary are conducting routine patrols on the Columbia River…

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Birdwatching Another nesting record confirmed at Tarlatt

Tarlatt Slough in the South Bay Unit of the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge is one of the best…

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Hot temps, low tides: Simple steps to avoid illness when gathering shellfish

OLYMPIA — Washington State Department of Health urges recreational shellfish harvesters to take extra precaution during this week’s…

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WWU professor writes new ‘Pacific Northwest Insects’ field guide

BELLINGHAM — As an 11-year-old growing up in Seattle, Western Washington University Professor of Biology Merrill Peterson was…

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Buoy 10 equals buoy boredom

ILWACO — The opening of Columbia River salmon season Aug. 1 brought this verdict: The river was very…

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Birdwatching As summer wanes, Peninsula becomes a winter place for the birds

As summer wanes and autumn emerges, it is time to catch up with the birds who have been…

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