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Utility campsite at Conconully State Park (Courtesy of Washington State Parks)

Washington considers fee hikes for campers and boaters at its state parks

Utility campsite at Conconully State Park (Courtesy of Washington State Parks)

April 12, 2024, 6:04am Latest News

Camping and mooring boats on state lands may get more expensive next year. Read story

A pair of weeks-old baby squirrels rest on a blanket Wednesday at Squirrel Refuge in Vancouver. The organization rescues baby squirrels, opossums, mice, rabbits and other critters.

Clark County residents urged to take hands-off approach to baby animals encountered in the wild

A pair of weeks-old baby squirrels rest on a blanket Wednesday at Squirrel Refuge in Vancouver. The organization rescues baby squirrels, opossums, mice, rabbits and other critters.

April 11, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

You’re out for a walk, enjoying a sunny spring day, when you suddenly spot a baby squirrel out of its nest or maybe a tiny bunny hiding under a clump of grass. What should you do? Do you take the animal home and care for it yourself or leave it… Read story

A chinook salmon is hooked in Oregon.

Columbia River spring Chinook fishing extended 2 days

A chinook salmon is hooked in Oregon.

April 9, 2024, 3:50pm Latest News

Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon took joint state action Tuesday by extending the recreational spring Chinook season on the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam through Thursday, April 11. Read story

The Oregon Zoo is recruiting volunteers to seek out one of the Columbia River Gorge&rsquo;s cutest residents this summer: the American pika.

Cascades Pika Watch: Volunteers needs to head into Columbia River Gorge to track cute critters

The Oregon Zoo is recruiting volunteers to seek out one of the Columbia River Gorge&rsquo;s cutest residents this summer: the American pika.

April 9, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

This year, you could visit the Columbia River Gorge to take in its breathtaking views, its unique geology, its brilliant wildflowers. Read story

On the Nahcotta Tidelands site there is an interpretative gondola that explains the ecology of the Willapa Bay. The site overlooks about 10 acres of mud flat where oysters are available for harvest.

Head to Willapa Bay fresh for oysters

On the Nahcotta Tidelands site there is an interpretative gondola that explains the ecology of the Willapa Bay. The site overlooks about 10 acres of mud flat where oysters are available for harvest.

April 6, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life

Washington’s Willapa Bay is tucked behind Long Beach, and the shallow bay is a well-known producer of oysters. Read story

A client of guide Bob Rees displays a spring Chinook taken last year. Fishing so far this spring has been slow, and anglers only have a few days before the Columbia River closes.

Field notes: Columbia spring Chinook season extended 4 days; next clam digs set

A client of guide Bob Rees displays a spring Chinook taken last year. Fishing so far this spring has been slow, and anglers only have a few days before the Columbia River closes.

April 6, 2024, 6:04am Outdoors

Spring Chinook fishing in the lower Columbia River will continue through Tuesday, April 9, as Washington and Oregon officials added four days of angling time. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Washington Columbia River mainstem, tributary report for March 25-31

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

April 6, 2024, 5:55am Outdoors

Columbia River and tributary fishery reports for lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam. Read story

Guide Austin Moser, (left), and Buzz Ramsey with a nice lower Columbia River spring Chinook. The season for spring Chinook retention on the Columbia will close after April 5.

Slow spring picks up steam for Chinook

Guide Austin Moser, (left), and Buzz Ramsey with a nice lower Columbia River spring Chinook. The season for spring Chinook retention on the Columbia will close after April 5.

March 30, 2024, 6:01am Editor's Choice

Spring Chinook fishing on the Columbia River will close after Friday, April 5, and although fishing has been very slow, there are signs that it will improve during the last days of the fishery. Read story