FISHING -- Fishermen are finding PLENTY of water at the region's lakes that are open so far this season, with more trout lakes to open April 22. Coffeepot Lake's water level is well above the boat ramp, in stark contrast to last year when anglers...
HIKING – The 51st annual Buttercup Hike, set for Saturday, April 8, at the Dishman Hills, has evolved into two hikes, one beginning at 9 a.m. and the second at 1 p.m. from Camp Caro. The hikes will be led by Dishman Hills Conservancy member...
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- About a dozen animals may be all that remains of the woodland caribou in the endangered Southern Selkirk herd that roams near the U.S.-Canada border, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Reporting on the annual late-winter helicopter survey conducted...
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