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Repairing a watershed: Local control is a path toward healthier forest

After months of deliberation, a years-old vision to restore local control of some of Pacific and Wahkiakum counties’…

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Federal facilities in danger of mass failure: Hatcheries face rising costs, crumbling infrastructure

Hundreds of fins undulate beneath the surface in a walled pond next to Icicle Creek at Leavenworth National…

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Scientists: Cascadia quake, sea-level rise could change coast forever

By luck of geology, the Pacific Northwest coast isn’t being hit nearly as hard as other areas of…

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Repubs, Dems agree: Wetlands need urgent action

Each year, hundreds of bird species take flight through the Pacific Flyway. Stretching from northern Alaska to Patagonia,…

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Weather service cuts worry crisis chief

As local emergency management officials explain it, partnerships that have been built over the years with National Weather…

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Coast Guard pins Del Cuadro as newest surfman

ILWACO — U.S. Coast Guard BM2 Sergio B. Del Cuadro stood stoically before family and fellow crew as…

Community

Productive Washington commercial crab season begins to wind down

PACIFIC COUNTY — Washington commercial crab fishermen are beginning to slow for the season and turn their attention…

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Pacific PUD ‘alarmed’ by BPA staff cuts

PACIFIC COUNTY — The firings, resignations and general exodus of hundreds of workers at the Bonneville Power Administration…

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Reel ready: Local charter fleet all set for season ahead

ILWACO — The reels are spooled and the crews are ready. Over the past few months, fishing charters…

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Pacific survey finds a sea of life

NOAA Fisheries scientists recently completed a four-month, 5,200-mile survey of marine mammals and seabirds off the U.S. West…

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