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Ellensburg climbers summit five Washington volcanoes in under 4 days

Updated 4:58 p.m.

Nick Burson and Marc McPherson weren’t thinking about setting a record the first time they climbed Washington’s five tallest Cascade Range volcanoes in a single trip. They just wanted to see if they could do it.

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Hunting

Commission OKs new cougar hunting rules

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Channel catfish stocked in Liberty Lake for the first time in 10 years

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Escaping life’s cares in the Wallowas

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness hiking guide updated by veteran Helena author
The secret is out: The world found the Owyhees. Advocates say it’s time to protect the land
Slopes? Zigzags? Access Recreation aims to offer pros, cons of Clark County parks for differently abled people

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Bluewood to get new high-speed quad lift

Conservation

Biden-Harris administration to help tribes fix ailing hatcheries

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Columns

Ammi Midstokke: Friends who make you feel better

Field Reports

Field Reports: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife eyes rule prohibiting unauthorized road, trail building

Fish-Hunt Report

Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for July 25, 2024

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Biden-Harris administration to help tribes fix ailing hatcheries

Fri., July 26, 2024

Tribally owned or operated salmon and steelhead hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest will receive an infusion of federal money to address needed maintenance and upgrades to the aging facilities.

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Ellensburg climbers summit five Washington volcanoes in under 4 days

UPDATED: Fri., July 26, 2024

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Idaho to pause 2025 camping reservations

UPDATED: Fri., July 26, 2024

Idaho parks officials plan to pause overnight reservations for 2025 this week while the state begins moving to a new reservation system.

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Resident of Montana town near Yellowstone recalls close encounter with grizzly

UPDATED: Fri., July 26, 2024

BILLINGS – Most people don’t have to worry about encountering a grizzly bear unless they are traveling in the woods.

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for July 25, 2024

Thu., July 25, 2024

Fly fishing

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Ammi Midstokke: Creating a home for everyone

Thu., July 25, 2024

About 4 minutes after celebrating the completion of our new home, I flew halfway around the world and basically forgot the last year of my life. It was likely a therapeutic necessity, for building a house is a remarkable thing, but responsible for more than a few divorces.

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More fishing restrictions ordered in western Montana

Thu., July 25, 2024

Another set of fishing restrictions has been ordered on streams in western Montana as water levels drop and temperatures rise.

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Morning routine

Thu., July 25, 2024

Pelicans enjoy their morning on the Pend Oreille River in this July 18 photo by Nia Patton.

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New toilets coming for Forest Service properties in North Idaho

UPDATED: Thu., July 25, 2024

From staff reports

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Hydrothermal explosion rocks visitors near Old Faithful in Yellowstone

UPDATED: Wed., July 24, 2024

BILLINGS – A “very powerful geyser eruption” in the Biscuit Basin thermal area of Yellowstone National Park has resulted in a closure to the site, located only minutes from Old Faithful Geyser.

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Three of six city of Spokane pools extend hours because of high temperatures this weekend

Tue., July 23, 2024

The high temperature may have missed the 100 mark by 1 degree Monday, but Spokane residents flooded the Comstock Park pool’s evening open swim as a respite from the day’s heat.

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Triggered memories: Spokane shooter Amanda (Furrer) Banta’s Olympic experience was on target, even without a medal

UPDATED: Sat., July 20, 2024

The Furrer family forked out $4,000 for a blue Anschutz .22-cal. competition rifle some 20 years ago.

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Wolves keep endangered status in Washington

UPDATED: Fri., July 19, 2024

Gray wolves in Washington will remain on the state’s endangered species list.

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Riverside expansion, Mount Spokane master plan moving forward

UPDATED: Fri., July 19, 2024

Two planning processes for Spokane’s local state parks are moving forward.

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Channel catfish stocked in Liberty Lake for the first time in 10 years

UPDATED: Fri., July 19, 2024

Before the hatchery truck backed down the ramp and set all of the fish free in Liberty Lake, Danny Garrett wanted a photo.

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Commission OKs new cougar hunting rules

UPDATED: Fri., July 19, 2024

Washington’s cougar hunting rules have been rewritten.

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Washington State Parks tightens overnight camping limits, raises fees

UPDATED: Fri., July 19, 2024

SEATTLE – In a meeting Thursday in Bellingham, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission approved new overnight camping rules. The limit on consecutive stays is now 10 nights and the annual cap is 90 nights total.

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Escaping life’s cares in the Wallowas

UPDATED: Fri., July 19, 2024

There are mountain ranges, and then there are exceptional mountain ranges such as the Sawtooths of Idaho, the Tetons of Wyoming, and the Wallowas of northeastern Oregon.

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Alan Liere’s hunting and fishing report for July 18, 2024

Thu., July 18, 2024

Fly fishing

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Ammi Midstokke: Friends who make you feel better

Thu., July 18, 2024

No matter where one navigates on the political or philosophical spectrum, it is hard not to be discouraged by the state of affairs in our nation right now. I suppose the nihilists are doing all right, which in itself might be an argument in their favor, though I’m not sure what the statistics are on their mental wellness.

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