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Trek through time: Explore the past by hiking Southwest Washington landscapes with incredible views

March 23, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

People were walking around this beautiful region long before it became known as Southwest Washington. Read story

Field Notes: Six days of clam digs approved on Washington beaches

March 23, 2024, 6:00am Editor's Choice

Razor clam diggers can look forward to more digging opportunities on coastal beaches beginning March 26, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) coastal shellfish managers confirmed earlier this week. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Washington Columbia River mainstem, tributary fishing report for March 11-17

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

March 23, 2024, 5:55am Outdoors

Columbia River and tributary fishery reports for week of March 11-17 Read story

Kathy Guo of Vancouver, center with yellow gloves, walks the shoreline with Dalton Hobbs of Portland, who caught the first smelt during the five-hour window for smelt dipping on the Cowlitz River on Tuesday afternoon.

Smelt fishing may soon require license in Washington state

Kathy Guo of Vancouver, center with yellow gloves, walks the shoreline with Dalton Hobbs of Portland, who caught the first smelt during the five-hour window for smelt dipping on the Cowlitz River on Tuesday afternoon.

March 19, 2024, 7:43am Latest News

Gov. Jay Inslee will sign a bill into law that will require Washington smelt dippers to get a license before they wade out with nets. Read story

Chum swim up Twanoh Creek looking for spawning grounds Friday morning in Skokomish, Washington on Nov. 3, 2023.

Removing Washington salmon barriers surges to $1M a day, but results are murky

Chum swim up Twanoh Creek looking for spawning grounds Friday morning in Skokomish, Washington on Nov. 3, 2023.

March 18, 2024, 6:03am Latest News

The coho salmon has already conquered the Ballard Locks fish ladder, swum 17 miles through urban Seattle waterways and powered through a tunnel under nine lanes of Interstate 405. Read story

The Mount St. Helens elk herd has the highest prevalence of Treponema-Associated Hoof Disease of any other herd in the west.

Getting a foothold on elk hoof disease

The Mount St. Helens elk herd has the highest prevalence of Treponema-Associated Hoof Disease of any other herd in the west.

March 16, 2024, 6:02am Latest News

Scientists that have been researching Treponema-Associated Hoof Disease (TAHD) in elk have not found any magic pill to eliminate it, although there are some promising signs emerging from the data. Read story

Fresh-powdered slopes await skiers and snowboarders at Mt. Hood Meadows. (Ben Mitchell/Mt.

Field Notes: Meadows extends ski season

Fresh-powdered slopes await skiers and snowboarders at Mt. Hood Meadows. (Ben Mitchell/Mt.

March 16, 2024, 6:00am Outdoors

Mount Hood Meadows has announced it will extend its skiing season into the middle of May. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.
Nisqually State Park is a day use park currently in development on the Nisqually River between Mashel River and Ohop Creek.

Washington’s first new state park in nearly 40 years moves closer to completion

Nisqually State Park is a day use park currently in development on the Nisqually River between Mashel River and Ohop Creek.

March 11, 2024, 6:01am Editor's Choice

The development of Nisqually State Park outside Eatonville has been in the works for nearly four decades. Now, parks officials expect Washington’s newest state park to be nearly completed by next summer. Read story

Fishing guide Chris Turvey with a spring Chinook taken in Drano Lake last year.

Lower spring Chinook limits on Columbia River tributaries upset anglers

Fishing guide Chris Turvey with a spring Chinook taken in Drano Lake last year.

March 9, 2024, 3:16pm Editor's Choice

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has reduced the daily limits for 2024 spring Chinook fisheries in some Region 5 Columbia River tributaries and many anglers are not happy. Read story