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Washington wolf population climbs to record high after 17% annual increase
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (460+ words) OLYMPIA " Washington's gray wolf population grew by more than 17% in 2025, reaching its highest level since wolves naturally returned to the state nearly two decades ago, according to a new annual report released April 13 by the Washington Department of Fish and…...
LOCAL LEARNING: An eye on the red-tailed hawk
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (234+ words) Do you love birds? Enjoy coloring? Color up this picture of the Red-Tailed Hawk and have an adult help you email it in to [email'protected]. Make sure to include a note on what it is you love about hawks and…...
Washington students work for state cactus
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (532+ words) Pediocactus nigrispinus, also known as the Columbia Plateau cactus, the snowball cactus and the hedgehog cactus, grows in the fragmented shrub-steppe of central Washington. OLYMPIA " The Washington State Legislature started the session with a prickly subject. "Sometimes folks think Olympia…...
Soap Lake Conservancy special meeting Saturday
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (317+ words) The Soap Lake Conservancy will be holding a special meeting Saturday with several experts from the Bureau of Reclamation, Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District and the Washington Department of Ecology. NANCE BESTON/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD SOAP LAKE " The Soap Lake…...
Back on the water
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (1060+ words) Moses Lake Mayor Dustin Swartz, left, pushes the button to turn on the new, built from scratch Moses Lake fountain Friday afternoon. CHERYL SCHWEIZER/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD Crews from the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District and the city check…...
WA wildlife crop damage law signed
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (544+ words) OLYMPIA " In a move to support farmers in less densely populated areas, the Washington State Legislature unanimously passed Senate Bill 5165, which aims to provide compensation for damage to commercial crops caused by wild deer and elk in designated frontier one…...
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to hold annual banquet
1+ year, 1+ week ago (218+ words) MOSES LAKE " The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will hold its annual banquet and auction Saturday in Moses Lake. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to hold annual banquet An elk looks into the distance in Colorado. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation…...