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    Courtesy photo / Daniel DePint / U.S. Forest Service
The U.S. Forest Service’s annual aerial survey in Oregon and Washington found that at least 229,000 acres of forest had been damaged by 2021’s heat wave. Damage was the worst on steep south-facing slopes, which get the most sun exposure.
    Pacific Northwest forests are heating up and drying...
    By Sarah Trent High Country News • March 18, 2023 1:30 am

    In the days after a record-breaking heat wave baked the Pacific Northwest in 2021, state and federal foresters heard reports…

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    Courtesy photo / WDFW
Smelt, also known as eulachon, were classified in 2010 as at a moderate risk of extinction. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is planning to find new ways of managing the populations across the Columbia River basin.
    With runs rising, state questions how to manage...
    By The Colombian • February 7, 2023 1:30 am

    The public is being asked to give their opinion on an environmental analysis focused on managing Eulachon in the Columbia…

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    Courtesy photo / Oregon State Parks
A sperm whale beached on the Oregon coast near Fort Stevens State Park on Saturday, Jan. 14. A gash in the carcass suggests a vessel may have struck the whale, which would typically swim in deep waters only.
    Sperm whale beaches near Astoria
    By Beth Slovic Oregonlive.com • January 22, 2023 11:35 am

    Visitors to Fort Stevens State Park near Astoria discovered a dead, beached sperm whale Saturday.

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    Courtesy photo / Alan Schmierer 
Brant goose in tidelands.
    Brant hunts continue in Pacific, Clallam and Whatcom...
    By The Daily World • January 22, 2023 11:35 am

    The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced continuing hunts for brant geese in Clallam, Pacific, and Whatcom counties,…

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    Yiting Lim / Special to The Seattle Times 
Two hikers and two canines make their way along a freshly remade section of the Lower South Fork Skokomish Trail.
    Hike the reworked Lower South Fork Skokomish in...
    By Gregory Scruggs Seattle Times • January 12, 2023 6:00 am

    I had been looking for a gentle, family-friendly hike to break up the trip back to Seattle after a getaway…

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    Colonel Bob’s Trail is part of the Colonel Bob Wilderness area, part of a proposed expansion of the Olympic wilderness. The trail starts north of Humptulips and shows views of the Quinault Rainforest, the entire Olympic Mountain Range, as well as impressive views of Grays Harbor, Lake Quinault and the Pacific Ocean Washington Trails Association
    Expanding the Olympic wilderness
    By Gregory Scruggs Seattle Times • December 14, 2022 1:30 am

    DEER RIDGE TRAIL, OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST — Little in the Olympic Mountains comes easy.

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    Olympic National Park 
The Hurricane Ridge shuttle will beef up its operations this winter, running a 28-person coach bus once daily on Saturdays and Sundays from Jan. 7 to March 26.
    Time to hit the slopes — Cascades and...
    By The Seattle Times • December 7, 2022 1:30 am

    On the meteorological slot machine of winter weather, the Pacific Northwest has hit the jackpot. Our third consecutive La Niña…

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    A pod of endangered Southern Resident orcas.
Endangered Species Coalition
    WDFW recommends 1,000-yard buffer around endangered Southern Resident...
    By The Daily World • December 6, 2022 1:30 am

    A new report released by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) recommends the Legislature increase the vessel buffer…

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    Three fire stations in West Thurston County set to close
    Three fire stations in West Thurston County set...
    By The Olympian • December 1, 2022 1:30 am

    Residents served by the West Thurston Regional Fire Authority rejected tax levies that support maintenance and operations that were on…

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    How are you preparing for this flood season?
    How are you preparing for this flood season?
    By The Daily World • November 30, 2022 1:30 am

    In addition to funding projects across the Chehalis Basin to mitigate the impact of flooding, the Chehalis Basin Strategy also…

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    Get the freshest Christmas tree for $5
    Get the freshest Christmas tree for $5
    By The Daily World • November 29, 2022 1:30 am

    For a measly $5, you can both enjoy a family outing building lifelong memories in the great Pacific Northwest outdoors…

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    Zoolights a holiday tradition at Point Defiance Zoo
    Zoolights a holiday tradition at Point Defiance Zoo
    By Liz Moomey The News Tribune • November 26, 2022 1:30 am

    Sparkling puffins ice skating, a towering Sasquatch trotting and the shining iconic flame tree with 30,000 green and purple lights…

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    One suspect dead in shootout with police after chase
    One suspect dead in shootout with police after...
    By The Chronicle • November 16, 2022 1:30 am

    One suspect is dead and another was injured following a shootout in South Thurston County Monday that came after a…

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