If the screams, croaks or squawks echoing through the picnic area at Lake Crescent occurred after dark, you would have heard car doors slamming all over the parking lot. Young ravens experience a voice change like that of a young boy. Given the raven’s powerful vocal abilities, these are sounds you can’t ignore. Read more...

State wildlife biologists want to study, among other questions, whether hunters are killing urban or rural geese. Read more...

It seems lakes are the best option right now. Trout fishing remains steady, and several people reported fishing for crappie, bluegill and perch is getting better now that the water temperatures have warmed. Read more...

They stretch from the Canadian border to the Columbia River. They rise from near sea level to 10,781 feet. They include more than 2.27 million acres of designated wilderness, including Washington’s newest wilderness area, the Wild Sky. Read more...

Sunshine, a comfortable spot in the shade and a good book are near the top of my favorite summer activities list. Background bird songs only make it better. Read more...

There are plenty of sockeye salmon coming through the lower Columbia River, just as that season winds down. Read more...

Registration has opened for the Women in the Outdoors daylong seminar to be held July 26 at Fort Lewis. Read more...

Checks of anglers Monday on opening day of fishing on the Columbia River showed anglers caught more sockeye and chinook than steelhead from Kalama to Vancouver. Downstream from Longview, the catch was mostly steelhead, a few chinook but no sockeye, state creel checks showed. Read more...

Fishing for chinook salmon and hatchery steelhead will reopen Monday on large areas of the Columbia River. Read more...

Birds nest in Alaska, too. Keep that in mind after struggling through our cold spring, wondering about our nesting birds. Read more...

Just when the fishing was getting good, wind, rain and cold temperatures sent everyone scurrying for cover. But an improving weather forecast for later this week should have people back on the water with some good fishing conditions. Read more...

This weekend has been designated “Free Fishing Weekend” by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Read more...

YAKIMA – The dedication Saturday of a new state forest in upper Kittitas County will put the finishing touch on a large land exchange that is only one of several such swaps – but one that Commissioner of Public Lands Doug Sutherland called “definitely the hub of the wheel.” Read more...

The state Fish and Wildlife Commission will be briefed on issues including development of a new six-year game-management plan and Puget Sound crab management when it meets beginning Friday. Read more...