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Willapa Bay green crab war enters new phase

OCEAN PARK — They can crawl, but they can’t hide. The war on an invasive crab wreaking havoc…

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La Niña dominates NOAA’s winter outlook

Drought conditions in Washington, Idaho and Oregon should improve this winter, but worsen in much of the West,…

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Study suggests La Niña winters could keep on coming

Forecasters are predicting a “three-peat La Niña” this year. This will be the third winter in a row…

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Peninsula diggers find success amid foggy clam harvest

LONG BEACH PENINSULA — The second series of 2022-23 recreational razor clamming commenced over the weekend, with thousands…

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2021 NW heat wave ‘once-in-10,000-years kind of event’

When the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave peaked at 121 degrees Fahrenheit, it buckled roads, melted power lines,…

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OSU research discovers probiotic combination drastically improves oyster larvae survival

NEWPORT — Oyster larvae survival rates were significantly boosted by treating them with specific combinations of probiotics, Oregon…

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Cranberry harvest expected to surpass last year’s

U.S. cranberry growers are expected to produce more berries this year than in 2021, though the harvest is…

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From garlic soup to soap: Crowds savor Northwest Garlic Festival 2022

OCEAN PARK — Under perfectly blue September skies they gathered in honor of the odorous, bulbous vegetable. Who…

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Hottest August on record for Washington, Oregon, Idaho

Washington, Oregon and Idaho had their hottest Augusts in 128 years of record-keeping, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

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Group seeks endangered species protection for West Coast bull kelp

Bull kelp is critical to Pacific Northwest coastal ecosystems that historically supported sea otters, urchins and sunflower sea…

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