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Birdwatching A most extraordinary species: The American robin

Thrushes are small to medium in size and have short, broad-based bills suitable for feeding on insects and…

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Gardening: A ‘food forest’ that belongs

OCEAN PARK — Long-time Peninsula resident Lisa Mattfield is known for her expertise about gardening in our cool…

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Queen of the Boletus finds a prize specimen

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Garden Mind: ‘Three things focus’ for the garden

Sheet mulching; what to do for the late-staying hummingbirds; what an El Nino/warm autumn means for us By…

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Northwest Nature Log: Another unusual bird on the Peninsula

A clay-colored sparrow is spending some autumn time on the Peninsula. He was spotted at a seed feeder…

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Fish & Feathers Lots to learn about smart crows

This time of the year especially, crows seem to be everywhere — on the road, in trees, on…

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Northwest Nature Log: The morning air smells like autumn

The goldfinches are hurriedly gathering seed from the sunflower feeder. As the wind freshens and the light rain…

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Fish & Feathers: Things to do right now

The Seahawks’ season is slowly going south, and the rain has returned to our part of the world…

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This Saturday: Fall and winter garden-planning workshop and plant clinic

ILWACO — The WSU Master Gardeners of Pacific County, in partnership with the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, are…

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Birdwatching: Another rare godwit seen in Ilwaco

Last week the rarity was the Hudsonian godwit, and as it turned out another of the four species…

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