The Department of Natural Resources announced last week that four Washington campgrounds will be closed for the rest of the year and several others will be partially closed following two consecutive years of funding cuts.
Environmental groups are celebrating this Earth Day after the U.S. House of Representatives pulled a bill amending the Endangered Species Act.
Local officials and environmental advocates have urged U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, to vote “no” this week on a House bill they said would decimate federal protections for endangered wildlife.
Abnormally low snowpack levels this winter led state officials to declare a statewide drought emergency Wednesday.
If you’re struck by a sudden desire to branch out this Saturday, look no farther than the Beaver Bash, where you can broaden your beaver “gnaw-ledge” (according to the event’s clever tagline) and celebrate the Northwest’s most iconic rodent.
Budget cuts approved by the state Legislature could bring an end to some programs and services provided by Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group.
The U.S. Forest Service research labs in Seattle and Wenatchee are targeted for closure, part of a broader restructuring of the agency that is housed in the Department of Agriculture.
The city of Washougal will host a free Earth Day celebration, “Paws for the Planet,” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 25 at Reflection Plaza.
The nonprofit East County Citizens’ Alliance has mobilized volunteer crews to clean stretches of state Highway 14 through Camas and Washougal since 2022. In that time, the volunteers removed an estimated 24,000 pounds of trash under the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Adopt-a-Highway program.
Mark Silliman devotes hours each month to picking up trash along state Highway 14.
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