Whether you prefer Zimbabwean folk or classical chamber music, whether you love wacky festivals or serious theater, whether you like being inside or outside or both, you’ll find a summer full of fun in the South Sound.
Belfair will celebrate the culinary delights of Puget Sound shellfish at its first Shellfest Saturday. The event will run from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Belfair State Park.
Crews will resume work Friday on 10 miles of Stevens Canyon Road, the major east-west road in Mount Rainier National Park.
Recreational spot shrimp fishing will reopen Wednesday in Marine Area 11 and most of Marine Area 10 for just one day. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife said the areas could reopen because sufficient recreational spot shrimp quota remains in the waters off Tacoma and central Puget Sound for one more day of fishing
During National Safe Boating Week, the BoatUS Foundation is urging boaters to take a friend boating, sailing or fishing.
BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety is urging parents not to take the “you’ll grow into it” approach when it comes to buying life jackets for their children.
Four national forests in Washington will receive more than $120,000 to fund programs meant to connect children with nature.
Managers at Mount Rainier National Park last week reiterated what impacts sequestration will have on park operations this summer.
Gifford Pinchot National Forest and Mount St. Helens Institute have unveiled an interactive multimedia website — mshslc.org — to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the May 18, 1980, eruption.
Clam diggers will get one last chance to dig razor clams this season, the best in two decades, when Twin Harbors opens for Memorial Day weekend.
Organizers of National Safe Boating Week, running through Friday, will continue to place emphasis on getting boaters to wear life jackets.
The state Marine Debris Task Force has updated its webpage with new information on what beachgoers should do if they encounter wood or hazardous debris on beaches:
Milt Gudgell of Pacific Salmon Charters in Ilwaco will be the guest speaker at Wednesday’s meeting of the Olympia Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
The U.S. Department of the Interior has started the 2013 “Share the Experience” photo contest. The contest will showcase the country’s public lands, including national parks, wildlife refuges, forests and recreation areas. It is the largest national park and public land photo contest for amateur photographers.
The City of Gig Harbor will host a public open house Wednesday to discuss the future of the Ancich property. The meeting will be from 4-6:30 p.m. at the Gig Harbor Civic Center, 3510 Grandview St.
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