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Ted Schatz of Vancouver cruises on a race style stand-up paddleboard at Vancouver Lake on Wednesday morning. The Clark County Council on Tuesday approved a new contract for Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership&rsquo;s education programs at the popular recreation area.

Clark County Council OKs Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership’s education program at Vancouver Lake

Ted Schatz of Vancouver cruises on a race style stand-up paddleboard at Vancouver Lake on Wednesday morning. The Clark County Council on Tuesday approved a new contract for Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership&rsquo;s education programs at the popular recreation area.

February 8, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

Clark County students and residents will continue to have access to Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership’s education program for Vancouver Lake now that the county council has approved a 2½-year agreement. The council approved the contract, valued at $175,000, during its regular meeting Tuesday. Read story

Parts of Daybreak Regional Park closed due to erosion, loss of trees on bank of East Fork Lewis River

February 3, 2024, 5:55am Clark County News

Clark County Public Works closed areas of Daybreak Regional Park due to significant erosion and loss of bank-stabilizing trees on the riverbank of the East Fork Lewis River. Read story

A rare fall-winter daylight razor clam dig in November 2023, just south of the Oysterville Approach at the north end of Long Beach Peninsula.

WDFW approves 7 days of razor clam digs starting Tuesday, Feb. 6

A rare fall-winter daylight razor clam dig in November 2023, just south of the Oysterville Approach at the north end of Long Beach Peninsula.

February 2, 2024, 5:30am Latest News

Razor clam diggers can look forward to more digging on coastal beaches beginning Tuesday, Feb. 6, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife coastal shellfish managers confirmed this week. Read story

A ship cruises past the shoreline at Frenchman&rsquo;s Bar Regional Park under overcast, drizzly conditions Friday morning. With daytime temperatures expected to reach the upper 50s and even low 60s beginning Sunday, melting snow from higher elevations could raise river levels.

Warming temperatures mean rising water around Southwest Washington

A ship cruises past the shoreline at Frenchman&rsquo;s Bar Regional Park under overcast, drizzly conditions Friday morning. With daytime temperatures expected to reach the upper 50s and even low 60s beginning Sunday, melting snow from higher elevations could raise river levels.

January 26, 2024, 7:15pm Clark County News

Recent steady rainfall has melted away the snow and ice that blanketed Southwest Washington last week. While that’s good news for drivers tired of slippery roads and treacherous streets, it also means the region’s rivers and streams are nearly filled to the brim. Read story

Muckleshoot fishermen Dezi Louie, wearing red, and Levi Hamilton join other tribal boats for a chum opening on Elliott Bay. Their ancestors could never have imagined this cityscape, but they knew when signing the treaty with the U.S. that their people would need to be able to continue to travel to hunt, fish and gather as they always have. The treaty right to fish was insisted on by tribes when pressed to sign treaties with the U.S. in 1855 that cleared the way for white settlement.

How the Boldt decision 50 years ago remade Pacific Northwest fishing

Muckleshoot fishermen Dezi Louie, wearing red, and Levi Hamilton join other tribal boats for a chum opening on Elliott Bay. Their ancestors could never have imagined this cityscape, but they knew when signing the treaty with the U.S. that their people would need to be able to continue to travel to hunt, fish and gather as they always have. The treaty right to fish was insisted on by tribes when pressed to sign treaties with the U.S. in 1855 that cleared the way for white settlement.

January 22, 2024, 6:02am Latest News

Louie Ungaro waited out the turn of the tide, when chum salmon — he hoped — would hit his net. Fishing here is his tradition, a practice and a way of life as old as his people, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe. Read story

A six-man limit of fall chinook from the Columbia River rests on the dock before being checked by state fisheries creel checkers. Anglers may be looking at a selective fishery in the Buoy Ten reach again this year.

Columbia River fall salmon outlook remains good

A six-man limit of fall chinook from the Columbia River rests on the dock before being checked by state fisheries creel checkers. Anglers may be looking at a selective fishery in the Buoy Ten reach again this year.

January 20, 2024, 6:05am Editor's Choice

Oregon and Washington have released an initial fall salmon outlook for the Columbia River, and fishery managers say runs are looking to be similar to last year. Read story

The Ray Garey Cabin at Teacup Nordic has a warming stove plus benches and tables for eating lunch.

Teacup Nordic remains a winter destination for all things cross country

The Ray Garey Cabin at Teacup Nordic has a warming stove plus benches and tables for eating lunch.

January 20, 2024, 5:55am Life

As a body of water, Teacup Lake on the east side of Mount Hood is ordinary, just another small, shallow, high-elevation pond. But Teacup Nordic — an almost 15-mile network of cross-country ski trails that gets snow early, holds snow late and is groomed four mornings a week — is… Read story

Washington State Parks is hiring park and senior park aides, more

January 20, 2024, 5:03am Northwest

Washington State Parks is currently recruiting seasonal park aides and senior park aides to work in some of the state’s 140 parks. Other job opportunities range from park ranger to positions in construction and maintenance. Read story