WEATHER Sept. 21-25, 2026

Kaley Wisher, education and outreach program manager for the Columbia Basin Conservation District, picks bulrush seeds for a reseeding program. Bulrush, also known as Tule, is important for many things, including habitat for trout, which helps protect them predators, filters pollutants, and preventing shoreline erosion by acting as a buffer against waves.
KEN SMITH/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD