Forest management solutions in the San Juans, August 30, 2019Wildfires are an inconvenience that those living along the West Coast have grown more accustomed to as the years progress. An unfortunate and…
Projects to help fish: Salmon recovery efforts highlighted in Yakima Basin, August 30, 2019Cowiche Creek is a good place to start when it comes to salmon and steelhead success stories in the Yakima Basin.
Mission Creek inmates plant veggies, reap rewards of giving back, August 28, 2019Peggy sits on her knees, separating tomatoes by size and tossing them into boxes.
Trials show hope for handling manure at Washington dairies, August 27, 2019OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington’s besieged dairies are testing several promising systems for recycling cow manure, turning it into fertilizer and…
Kittitas Conservation District helps producers improve efficiency in water usage, August 19, 2019As hot dry summers translate to more frequent droughts and less water for irrigators, the Kittitas County Conservation District is working to find…
WDFW will use drone to monitor Smith Creek restoration project near Willapa Bay, August 19, 2019Scientists and certified drone pilots with the State Department of Fish and Wildlife will fly a drone over the Smith Creek restoration project located…
AGROFORESTRY COULD HELP CASCADIA’S FARMERS AND DWINDLING SALMON POPULATIONS, August 19, 2019Nick Pate can look across the street from his farm into Washington’s Snohomish River, where five salmon species swim to their spawning beds. The…
The Monte way: Overcoming differences for conservation, August 9, 2019LAKE STEVENS — It’s not uncommon for conservationists, farmers, tribes and other natural resources stakeholders to take opposite sides on…
Help coming to make Central Kitsap streams friendlier to fish, August 8, 2019CENTRAL KITSAP — The Kitsap Conservation District and the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group will work to remove barriers to fish migration and re-…
As wildfire risk grows west of Cascades, homeowners urged to better protect their homes, August 8, 2019STEVENSON, Skamania County — When a fire burns close to your home, little things may make a big difference.
Kitsap County receives $2.5 million for fish barrier removals, August 8, 2019The Brian Abbot Fish Barrier Removal Board has awarded some $25 million in grants for removing barriers to Washington’s migrating fish, roughly $2.5…
Conservation district receives state grant to replace culvert, August 8, 2019ANATONE — The Asotin County Conservation District was given a $445,300 grant from the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office to replace a…
Lewis County Receives $1.6 Million in Fish Barrier Removal Grants, August 8, 2019The latest round of state grants for the removal of fish passage barriers includes more than $1.6 million for projects in Lewis County, with nearly $…