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Nearly 60 people raised $35,000 for the Washington Trails Association by hiking during August. This year’s Hike-A-Thon had 58 participants
Mount Rainier National Park got its first full taste of winter earlier this week. While the park has received several dustings of snow already this fall, almost a foot of snow fell at Paradise Monday and Tuesday, according to data from the Paradise weather station.
The Kennedy Creek Salmon Trail, located between Olympia and Shelton, will be open for visitors on weekends beginning Saturday. The trail, offering the chance to see thousands of chum salmon spawning in a natural environment, will remain open through Nov. 29.
Problems can arise when we attempt to attract birds to our yards. Some are difficult to handle. Others require a little more work than we want to get involved in. Rodents can be a problem. Frozen water in the birdbath is a bother. Woodpeckers pounding on the house definitely fall into the “problem” category. I can’t solve all of these, but I can offer some suggestions or relate how we deal with them.
The public is invited to four meetings to discuss the state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s new Puget Sound rockfish plan.
I have always stored my sleeping bag loose in a large plastic bin or a pillow case. But what about long-term storage of nylon tents? Should I be concerned about storing them rolled up in the original bags? Sadly, it could be a year or so before they get used again. – Jay, Fredericksburg, Va.
It’s all about birds in the coming weeks at the Tacoma Nature Center.
Let’s face it, the closest you’ll probably ever get to making the Olympics will be when the Winter Games come to Vancouver, B.C., in February.
A group that blends activity and activism is catching a wave of popularity in South Sound.
Playing off the old saying popular with park rangers and campers – “take only pictures and leave only footprints” – the National Park Service has put online for the first time a video that addresses the concept of leave no trace.
The Mason County Parks Department is recruiting park hosts for next year’s camping season.
Although much of the Glacier Basin Trail reroute at Mount Rainier National Park has been completed, it won’t be until next season that the work is finally done.
Moving to Washington state from Maryland opened up a different ecosystem, although it was a give-and-take situation.
Nisqually Stream Stewards are seeking volunteers for a morning of planting on Oct. 31. The work will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on Ohop Creek off Highway 7.
Cape Disappointment State Park and the Columbia River Maritime Museum hosting the Graveyard of the Pacific Weekend Saturday and Sunday at locations in the Ilwaco-Astoria area.
As long as there are new national scenic trails to hike, Bart Smith will don his hiking boots.
“Did you see the bear?” the backpacker standing at the side of the trail asked. “He sure saw you.”
My 13-year-old daughter gets very cold at night when we’re camping. We are backpackers and tend to camp just under treelines between May and October. She currently uses a junior polyfill bag with an inflatable pad and some good long underwear. What could we do to keep her warm and give us a peaceful night’s sleep? – Lori, Lakewood, Colo.
The state Department of Natural Resources has given approval to install up to 19 mooring buoys at popular dive sites in five counties around Puget Sound and Hood Canal.
River fishing hasn’t been exceptional anywhere this side of the Cascades, but hasn’t been too bad overall. Pink salmon catches have been good in the Green River, and coho catches have been good in Hanford Reach and at the mouth of the Klickitat.
Thanks to some 80 some volunteers and a number of local businesses, the banks of the Puyallup River are cleaner.
Nisqually Stream Stewards need volunteers for a morning of planting on Saturday on Tanwax Creek.
Proposals on how to deal with public access along the Carbon River corridor at Mount Rainier National Park should be released by early January.
Staff from Olympic National Park will host a public workshop tonight to discuss the park’s recent decision to close the Sunrise Snowplay Area near Hurricane Ridge.
Volunteers from the Tacoma Astronomical Society are working with Pacific Lutheran University to present a series of free public observing nights.
October is “owl month.” They’ll be on many minds this month. Most will be in the form of Halloween decorations, but some people will see or hear real live owls. There are 15 species on Washington’s bird checklist. That’s a lot of owls, more than enough to go around the entire state, and that’s just what they do.
A mushroom identification workshop will be offered twice at Penrose Point State Park in the coming weeks. Classes will be Oct. 24 and Nov. 7.
What is the lightest two-person, three-season tent? I define a tent as something that is big enough to lie down or sit in, and keeps the rain and bugs out. All the manufacturers are trying to confuse me by listing minimum weight, packaged weight, trail weight, fastpack weight, packed weight … – Erik, Rochester, N.Y.
Although it’s late in the season, there are still plenty of opportunities to see the fall leaves in their full colorful glory.
Deer hunting in Pierce and Thurston counties should be improved this year based on recent surveys, said wildlife biologist Michelle Trihi. The number of black-tailed branched antler, spike, doe and fawn have increased significantly from previous years. Tirhi also said in a district report that fawn recruitment was similar to 2008.
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