May 18, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT — The fact that unpredictably moving rock has blocked the road to its prime visitor center says a lot about Mount St. Helens. Much of the landscape around this active volcano is literally new, making it one of the most uniquely beautiful and educational… Read story
May 18, 2024, 6:01am Outdoors
Fishing at popular Swift Reservoir begins May 25; notice of trail closures at Mount St. Helens; and the weekly Columbia River tributaries fishing report. Read story
May 15, 2024, 3:01pm Latest News
Spring chinook salmon angling in the lower Columbia River will reopen for the two coming weekends, plus June 12-15, Washington and Oregon fishery officials agreed Wednesday. Read story
May 14, 2024, 3:41pm Clark County Life
A cougar was spotted in a residential area near Padden Parkway and Northeast 137th Avenue in Orchards this weekend. Read story
May 11, 2024, 5:57am Outdoors
The latest Columbia River tributary fishery reports. This sample was taken during the May 5 flight count. Columbia River tributaries SALMON/STEELHEAD Cowlitz River I-5 Bridge downstream — 55 bank rods kept one steelhead, released two Chinook and one jack; two boats/seven rods released one Chinook. Cowlitz River above the I-5… Read story
May 11, 2024, 5:30am Outdoors
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has extended the special hunt permit application deadline one week, until midnight May 22. Read story
May 4, 2024, 5:55am Outdoors
Spring Chinook passage over Bonneville Dam has increased during the last week, and the fishing at Drano Lake and the Wind River has picked up. Read story
May 4, 2024, 5:54am Outdoors
The 2024 northern pikeminnow bounty season on the Columbia and Snake rivers opens May 1, with decent money to be made. Read story