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  • Commission to consider waterfowl seasons, discuss steelhead management

    Aug 6, 2015

    The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will conduct a public hearing and take action on proposed 2015-16 migratory waterfowl hunting seasons during a public meeting Aug. 7-8 in Olympia. The commission will also receive briefings on a variety of other management issues, including the implementation of the Statewide Steelhead Management Plan and a report that provides an overview of threats to steelhead populations and the management actions designed to address those threats. The commission, a citizen panel appointed by the governor to set p...

  • Cyclers visit Vista in Ride Around Washington

    Diana Zimmerman|Aug 6, 2015

    Participants of the 17th Annual Ride Around Washington cycled into Skamokawa Vista Park on Sunday after a 54-mile ride from Ilwaco to finish the first leg of the seven-day event. The event got a late start on Sunday, and riders were rolling in until 7 p.m. Tents lined the field in rows, a temporary city. At 8:30 p.m., riders and their organizers were finishing up a meeting. A large catering trailer was in the background and a few people could be seen picking up a late dinner. Set up next to it w...

  • Compact sets openings for fall salmon fisheries

    Eagle staff|Aug 6, 2015

    The Columbia River Compact met July 29 to set openings for late summer and fall salmon fisheries. The non-Indian mainstem early fall salmon fishery will have several 9-hour openings in August. The openings start at 9 p.m. on August 9,11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25 and 27. The select areas--off channel fisheries--also had openings. The compact set 36 nights for Deep River starting August 17 and 46 nights each for Blind Slough and Young's Bay. Fishery managers have predicted a strong return of 539,600 adult coho, which includes 377,300 early stock...

  • Island life

    Aug 6, 2015

    A rabbit enjoys some clover along a Puget Island road. Photo by Rick Nelson....

  • Culvert project delayed

    Aug 6, 2015

    The Washington State Department of Transportation has announced that the culvert replacement work on SR 4 north of Cathlamet has been postponed until further notice. According to their website, WSDOT needs more time to prepare the site for the project....