The U.S. Coast Guard is holding an open house at Station Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco on Saturday.
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Did you know that bees are facing many challenges these days? All over the world, bees are experiencing Colony Collapse Disorder. In countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom, a third of the bee population disappeared in 2010. In Italy, it was half.
The staffs at Mount Rainier National Park and its concessionaire, Mount Rainier Guest Services, have implemented a number of programs and taken multiple steps to reduce the park’s environmental impact.
There's nothing cheap about running a full or half marathon. You'll dig deep to give of your mind, your time and your body. You'll shell out $60-$100 or maybe more just to get in. And when it's all over, should you want a picture to commemorate the occasion, that's going to cost you too.
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As Gifford Pinchot National Forest campgrounds around Mount St. Helens open for the season, one location will be taking reservations for most sites this year.
Since 2008, the National Park Service has decreased emissions from on-site fossil fuel combustion and electricity consumption from the grid by 13 percent.
Andy Davis will give a program on climbing in Argentina at Friday’s meeting of the Tacoma Mountaineers.
Artists are invited to join the Painting in the Parks event at two state parks Friday and Saturday. The event is part of the celebration of Washington State Parks’ centennial.
Paradise Inn will open for the season May 22.
The Capital Bicycling Club of Olympia has started a new ride for cyclists who want to learn more about road cycling. The weekly rides will offer a primer on hand signals, basic safety skills and being seen on the road by motorists.
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Hike Mount Rainier’s Wonderland Trail and you’ll see all manner of loads strapped to hikers’ backs.
The return of spring chinook jacks counted at Bonneville Dam is on a near-record pace. Through Thursday, a total of 18,032 had been counted at the dam. The record, since at least 1960, was 18,119 fish in 2009. That year, nearly 82,000 jacks were counted through June 15, the end of the spring chinook count at the dam, said Joe Hymer of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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