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Friday, July 18, 2008
Results of special hunt drawings now available
Hunters who applied for a 2008 special-hunt permit can see if they lucked out with a visit to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife website.
Rabid bat in Olympic National Park puts visitor, three employees in treatment
The Olympic National Park's first possible case of rabies since 1977 has struck a woman who was in the Ozette campground late last week.
South Fork Hoh campground to close on July 7
The popular South Fork Hoh Campground will close from July 7 through August 1. The closure will restrict access to the South Fork of the Hoh Trail in Olympic National Park.
Meridian Seed Orchard key cog in reforestation
The Meridian Seed Orchard, owned and operated by the state Department of Natural Resources, is an island of funny-looking trees in a sea of spreading suburbia.
Dispose of batteries properly
Batteries are among the most common hazardous wastes found in homes and businesses. Given their widespread use in everyday products, it's not surprising that residents and businesses often find themselves with a stockpile of batteries. The recent WasteMobile event in Yelm collected nearly 4,000 pounds of all varieties of batteries.
Yard care need not threaten water
In Thurston County, we are lucky to have great drinking water. Nearly all county residents drink groundwater - water from aquifers that is pumped into small private or larger community wells. What goes onto the ground and into the soil affects the water below it. If we can protect the soil - the ground that our families and pets walk, play, garden and build on - we can protect our drinking water.
The Evergreen State College's organic farm certified Salmon-Safe
Farming practices at The Evergreen State College Organic Farm are safe for salmon, according to a Seattle-based nonprofit conservation group.
Many Olympia residentsto soon dump food waste
The city of Olympia will expand its yard waste residential program to include food waste and food-soiled paper, starting today.
Sometimes fishing isn't about catching fish
We anglers love a sure thing, and the evening caddis fly blizzard that blows off the Deschutes River on summer evenings has been my sure thing since 1985.
Lower Columbia sturgeon fishing open today through Saturday
Sturgeon fishing reopens in the lower Columbia today through Saturday below the Wauna power lines downstream to Buoy 10 and all adjacent tributaries. Fishing for sturgeon also will be allowed July 26-27 in the same section of the river.
Lake Cushman is cool respite from summer heat
• What: Outing to the north shoreline of Lake Cushman along Olympic National Forest Road 24, which eventually leads to Staircase in Olympic National Park.
Possible return of wolves sparks planning for their presence
Gray wolves were wiped out in Washington by the 1930s, but the echoing, spine-tingling howls of a pack in full cry recently showed they're coming back on their own.
Framework photo contest -- July 13
This is a chance for outdoors enthusiasts with knowledge of the Northwest to win prizes in The Olympian's weekly outdoors photo contest.
Ancient canoes, science meld to track water quality
WASHINGTON - For centuries, the cedar canoes of the Coast Salish Indians have plied the inland waters of Washington state and British Columbia, carrying trading goods, raiding parties and families headed to summer potlatch celebrations.
Wildlife experts joined by students in goose research
SELAH - Mike Livingston and William Moore are state wildlife biologists, but last Wednesday they were goose herders.
Fishing failure offset by several tasty successes
The mission: Find, and, if possible, catch some of the smallmouth bass that have appeared in Summit Lake during the past few years. |
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