TRAILS -- "The beargrass bloom is amazing right now," Mount Spokane State Park Manager Steve Christensen said today. "This is the weekend to come up and enjoy them. They're as good as I've ever seen them." There's more than one reason to head up soon...
PUBLIC LANDS -- The St. Joe Ranger District Travel Management Plan will be going into effect soon, designating where motor vehicles can go and where they are prohibited. The Forest Service selected Alternative D Modified, and motorized users came out quite well. Maybe better than…
FISHING – Beginning July 1, a sport fishing season for hatchery sturgeon will open in Wanapum and Priest Rapids reservoirs, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Department announced Tuesday. For the first time in two decades, anglers will be allowed to retain sturgeon in this section…
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