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Plenty more razor clam digs on the horizon

OLYMPIA — After a brief scare in October when levels of a marine toxin ticked slightly upward —…

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Birding: Citizen scientists survey shorebirds of the Pacific Flyway

The last two days have a been a whirlwind for viewing and counting shorebirds along with any diurnal…

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Birding: Spend a morning having coffee with the cranes

Not that long ago, in February 2019, I wrote about the Sandhill cranes that overwinter on the Columbia…

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Marine heatwave in the Pacific shrinks from ‘Blob’ in size

The vast marine heatwave that spread warm temperatures across the northeast Pacific Ocean late in the summer and…

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King Tides: Exciting king tides return bringing raptors and prey closer together!

Last year I wrote about the raptors and prey, such as the ducks and shorebirds, we can see…

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WDFW analyst explains Willapa coho fishing closure

RAYMOND — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has closed Willapa Bay and its surrounding tributaries to…

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Birding: Walkabouts offer bird sighting rewards!

When I walk in the yard or the field, around the wetland or among the trees, I learn…

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Birding: It’s a fine time for action on the beach

It’s a blustery day. Mother Nature is winding up to produce gale force winds at the beach. The…

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Birding: Majestic American white pelicans increasingly at home here

Lately, there have been several hundred magnificent big white birds feeding and resting in Young’s Bay. They stand…

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WDFW partners with Weyco to reopen some parcels for hunters

OLYMPIA — This summer, Weyerhaeuser enrolled 6,638 acres in the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Private Lands…

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