The trail to Lower Stevens Lake is surrounded by a thick wall of tall pine and fir trees. The ground is covered in verdant green and ripe huckleberries. In fact, the whole ground there seems ripe and fertile.
A decreased forecast for returns of sockeye salmon has Washington fishery managers moving to limit angling for them in the Upper Columbia River starting on Monday.
Although Washington State Parks, like other parts of state government, did not make it through this year’s legislative session with its budget unscathed, park visitors shouldn’t notice any staffing or service changes this summer, according to the agency.
LEWISTON – The Trump administration is formally ending the government’s nascent effort to update the environmental documentation of federal dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers.
Growing a garden is kind of like trying to organize a family reunion. Everyone has special requests and needs (the leafy greens), the brassicas are undiagnosed narcissists and perpetual victims (to aphids), and there’s always someone who does not respect boundaries (the squashes).
PORTLAND – Fly fishers will tell you that the North Umpqua River has some of the best fishing around. The water is clear and cool, the fish can be caught in every season, and the scenery is absolutely astonishing.
RAPID RIVER, Idaho – Virgil Holt Jr. reaches into the rushing water of Rapid River with a gaff pole and gently taps it along the rocky bottom as he draws it through a hole.
BILLINGS – Yellowstone National Park’s superintendent disputes a group’s contention the agency has waived $1.2 million in right-of-way fees for a company that is installing 187 miles of fiber -optic cable in the park, recently released documents show.
Layoffs, a hatchery closure and reduced salmon and steelhead monitoring are all part of the new reality for Washington’s fish and wildlife agency as it navigates deep budget cuts ordered by state lawmakers.
You know life must be going too smoothly when you decide to acquire a new, expensive and unlearned hobby that takes up your driveway and free time for the foreseeable future.
MINNEAPOLIS – This would be Bob James’ final paddling trip, the last among many, though he had no way of knowing that when he picked up a solo canoe from an Ely outfitter on May 8.