BONNEVILLE DAM, Columbia River — There is a new king of the Columbia.
Each spring, a chrome tide of fish native to the East Coast floods the Northwest's mightiest river by the millions. …
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7/24/24
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WHITE PASS — Washington high school runners won't see any courses this fall as challenging as the two-mile climb from the base to Pigtail Peak at Clear Lake/White Pass Cross Country Camp.
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7/21/24
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Washington's cougar hunting rules have been rewritten.
In a virtual meeting Friday, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to approve a new suite of cougar hunting rules after months …
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7/20/24
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In a meeting Thursday in Bellingham, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission approved new overnight camping rules. The limit on consecutive stays is now 10 nights and the annual cap is …
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Gregory Scruggs / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/20/24
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The 1.3-million-acre Gifford Pinchot National Forest is wild country. In the shadow of Mount Adams, the southern Washington wilderness is home to elk, bears and cougars. And many legends.
Kelly …
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7/20/24
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You might think that sending a team of specialists up a mountain for hours on end to carry out a tricky rescue would result in a hefty bill. But you'd be wrong.
While sheriff's departments are …
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Daniel Schrager / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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7/19/24
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Software problems disrupted Washington's special hunt permit drawings this summer, and officials have been working to make things right.
A coding error in the third-party software that the …
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Michael Wright / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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7/18/24
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On July 1, a Grays Harbor County poacher was sentenced to 29 months in state prison and served a $4,000 fine and a two-year suspension of his hunting privileges, the Washington Department of Fish and …
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7/16/24
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The Bench and Snow Lake Trail is a 2.2-mile trail near Paradise within Mount Rainier National Park that can be accessed from Stevens Canyon Road.
It takes about two hours to hike in and out with …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/12/24
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Chronicle photographer Kody Christen collected these photos as he ventured to the recently-opened Windy Ridge Viewpoint at the Mount St. Helens National Monument on Tuesday afternoon and evening.
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/12/24
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan is a protected species under the Endangered Species Act.
The determination came in response to a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/2/24
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Those looking for stunning views close to the crater of Mount St. Helens are in luck: The Windy Ridge Interpretive Site and nearby visitor centers will open to the public Thursday, July 4, according …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/2/24
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All sockeye fishing closed Thursday evening in the mainstem Columbia River from the mouth up to Pasco, Washington.
Despite an apparent record return of sockeye across Bonneville Dam, nearly all …
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6/28/24
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A Japanese style first-of-its-kind campground that aims to connect people with nature has opened on Washington's coast, and it's about to set new standards for camping.
Japanese outdoor gear …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune (TNS)
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6/27/24
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Washington fisheries officials are making plans to poison West Medical Lake this fall to get rid of illegally stocked fish.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a news release …
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Michael Wright / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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6/26/24
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There’s a moment in the nighttime light-up kayak tour, right at the end, when the guide paddles around and turns out the colored LED lights that rim each boat, leaving the group in darkened …
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By Jamie Hale / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/23/24
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A Vernonia, Oregon, man was declared the world’s best professional elk caller at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s 2024 World Elk Calling Championships, held this week in Big Sky, …
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Samantha Swindler / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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6/20/24
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About 42 years ago, the late Noel Cole began allowing people who might not otherwise get the opportunity to go fishing to drop a line at the Cole family property in Lewis County.
That tradition …
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6/17/24
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Chronicle photographer Ridley Hudson captured these photos during a trip to the Mount St. Helens area on Wednesday, June 12. The show scenes from the Hummocks Trail and Spirit Lake Memorial …
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6/17/24
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An infamously rough road to an iconic fire lookout finally got cleaned up, and it's opening soon.
Pilchuck Road, also known as Forest Service Road 42, leads to the popular Mount Pilchuck trail …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/13/24
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