Outdoors

Chinook fishing opens March 1 on Lower Columbia

PORTLAND — Salmon managers from Washington and Oregon have approved sportfishing seasons for spring Chinook salmon on the…

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Birdwatching Black-legged kittiwake: An unexpected beach treat!

Imagine driving on the beach and seeing a pale gull that looks small and overweight at the back…

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Puget Sound orcas again sighted in outer coast waters

LONG BEACH — Members of the L pod of Southern Resident Killer Whales were observed off the south…

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WDFW announces preliminary clam dates on Long Beach Peninsula: March 17, April 21 and 22

WDFW tentatively plans 8 days of razor clam digging in March, April OLYMPIA — State shellfish managers have…

Life

Keeper sturgeon season possible this spring

OLYMPIA — A limited catch-and-keep white sturgeon retention season similar to last year became possible following a public…

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Photographer witnesses wildlife drama at the beach

OCEAN PARK — This photo essay documents a life-and-death struggle by a western grebe vs. two bald eagles.…

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Birdwatching: Charismatic pileated woodpecker hunts for bugs

I have written about a few of my adventures with the birds at Tarlatt of the South Bay…

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Latest stranded turtle dies

NEWPORT — A female olive ridley sea turtle found stranded on Sunset Beach near Fort Stevens State Park…

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Birdwatching Western meadowlark: A popular state bird

By Dr. Madeline A. Kalbach For the Observer The western meadowlark is an interesting bird that is rare…

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WDFW seeks public comments on Willapa Bay salmon priorities

OLYMPIA — State fishery managers will hold a public workshop Jan. 23 in Raymond to solicit public comments…

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