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Rare warm-water fish washes up

PENINSULA — A type of fish rarely found north of San Francisco washed ashore on the Long Beach…

Life

The Business of Beavers: Biologist speaking about a vital animal

ASTORIA — Beaver play a critical role in riparian and wetland systems, often creating better habitat in a…

Life

Birding: Stalking the wetland on golden pond with the ‘Great Blue’

On this day as the king tides develop, the water comes closer to the house, and so too…

Life

WDFW approves five days of digging

OLYMPIA — Razor clam diggers can return to ocean beaches for five days of digging beginning Dec. 23…

Life

Pacific, Wahkiakum get $736,000 in latest round of salmon grants

OLYMPIA — The Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board on Dec. 16 announced awarding $26.1 million in grants for…

Life

Birding: A ‘birdy’ day on the Peninsula!

A day last week was like no other for birds on our Peninsula. There is a most exciting…

Life

Oregon silverspot butterflies breed in captivity for the first time

Soon, 269 more Oregon silverspot butterflies will be flying among the early blue violets along the West Coast,…

Life

Birding: Woodpeckers: A major attraction for birders in the Pacific Northwest

Twelve species of woodpeckers breed in the Pacific Northwest. They are excavating specialists, colorful, and energetic. Their behavior…

Outdoors

WDFW approves razor clam dig; tentatively schedules 29 more digs through February

OLYMPIA — Razor clam diggers can return to ocean beaches for a seven-day opening beginning Dec. 10. State…

Life

Birding: November ‘king tides’ lived up to expectations

I pulled up a chair to see what excitement the November “king tides” would bring. They did not…

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