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Coastal Steelhead Advisory Group meets online Feb. 17

OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Feb. 2 the first meeting of its 12-member…

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Cool, wet spring in store for much of Pacific Northwest

SPOKANE — Spring and summer will be cool and wet in the Pacific Northwest as the La Niña…

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I didn’t get my spring bulbs planted yet. Is it too late?

Ideally, spring bulbs need to be planted in early November or before the first hard frost in our…

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WSU Master Gardener February Workshops

LONGVIEW — On Tuesdays at noon WSU Master Gardeners present weekly online free programs, and there is also…

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Birding: Rare Barrow’s goldeneye spotted in Ilwaco

It appears as if rare birds are beginning to appear on the Long Beach Peninsula with more regularity…

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Pyrosomes spotted again on local beaches

The pyrosomes are back. Sort of. Typically found in tropical or subtropical waters, pyrosomes made a dramatic appearance…

Life

Polar Plunge: Brisk swim benefits IHS music program

ILWACO — It was a cold dip to benefit a warm trip. The brisk waters of Black Lake…

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Birding: A forest hawk, perch hunter and lover of tall trees and water

There is a relatively new bird being seen in these parts. It is a perch hunter that feeds…

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Love them or leave them: Fruit trees take plenty of work

CORVALLIS — People tend to have a love-hate relationship with their fruit trees. The fruit they love; the…

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Birding: ‘Water, water everywhere’ brings birds closer to see!

Just when I thought I had seen the best king tides ever this past December, along came Jan.…

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