The start of the recreational salmon fishery at the Tulalip Bay has been delayed by two weeks to accommodate the Tulalip Tribes’ ceremonial and subsistence fisheries.
A two-day mountaineering course is being offered at Olympic National Park on Saturday and May 13.
Reservations are being made at a typical pace as crews prepare Paradise Inn for its May 18 opener.
Veteran Seattle angler and photographer Jon Covich will give a free program on finding summer fishing opportunities during the winter at Thursday’s meeting of the Puget Sound Fly Fishers.
There was something different about the song sparrow scratching about under the feeders. It didn’t look right.
Working with a growing network of partners, the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument is reopening the Coldwater Ridge visitor center for the first time since it closed in 2008.
As of this year, state law requires boat operators age 40 and younger to carry a Washington State Boater Education card. The card is needed whenever operating motorboats with 15 horsepower or more, including personal watercraft or any motorized watercraft.
If the weather allows, crews from state Department of Transportation hope to open Cayuse Pass on state Route 123 on the east side of Mount Rainier National Park at noon Tuesday.
As the boating season gets under way, area law enforcement agencies are already patrolling local waters to try to keep everyone safe.
Bike to School day
Celebrated since 1993, International Migratory Bird Day will be May 12 this year.
VANCOUVER, B.C. – A three-week adventure ended quietly and with little fanfare Wednesday morning as a local rowing team successfully circumnavigated the largest island on North America’s west coast.
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When it comes to joining a bike club, the biggest challenge is showing up for the first ride.
Fishing for spot shrimp in Puget Sound opens Saturday.
The chance to get paid for the fish you catch returns Tuesday. That is when the Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program reopens for the season.
Lingcod fishing in Puget Sound opens Tuesday. The hook-and-line season will run through June 15 in marine areas 5-11 and 13. Lingcod fishing in Hood Canal will be closed.
State Parks is looking for volunteers willing to serve as hosts at state parks throughout Washington.
Northwest Trek will kick off on May 12 a new series of hands-on programs that will help small children develop an interest in the outdoors. The New to Nature program will help parents teach kids ages 3-5 about the environment.
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking people to serve on the advisory panel that counsels state representatives to the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission. The group is an international body working to protecting fish and wildlife on the high seas.
The fourth annual Puyallup River Cleanup, organized by the Tacoma chapter of Trout Unlimited, will be held May 12.
North Cascade National Park Complex officials are seeking proposals to run the concessions at Ross Lake National Recreation Area, mainly the Ross Lake Resort.
I remember the first time my wife and I took our two children to the beach to poke among the rocks during a low tide. They were 4- and 2-years old at the time. It was such a fun way to introduce them to the creatures that call Puget Sound home.
The City of Lakewood will hold the annual Kids Fish-In on May 19 at American Lake.
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Rainier to Ruston basics
Staff and volunteers at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge are offering weekend nature programs throughout the spring and summer. Programs include guided nature, bird and photography walks.
Bassmaster magazine announced this morning its list of the top 100 bass fishing lakes in the United States. Two popular Washington locations made the list.
In response to angler feedback, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife is producing bigger fish for stocking lakes this year.
When your desire is to put a rainbow trout in the frying pan, there might be no better way to catch one than using a dough bait. The consistency of moist Play-Doh, packed with assorted scents, perhaps flecked with glitter and coming in a rainbow of colors, dough baits are a trout angler’s go-to bait. With the lowland lake trout fishing season opening Saturday, you can bet anglers are stocking up now.
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