Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
FISHING REPORT: Largemouth fishing excellent, smallmouth good at Potholes
MARDON — Largemouth bass fishing has been excellent this week. Fish top water baits early and late and have a Senk…
WA Free fishing weekend returns June 11-12
Washington’s Free Fishing Weekend is back this weekend, June 11 and 12, allowing resident and non-resident anglers from around the state to fish and harvest sh…
Erratics to host program on kayaking the Columbia
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Valley Erratics of the Ice Age Floods Institute will host a Zoom program June 14 at 7 p.m. entitled “Kayaking down the Columbia River: Evidence of the Missoula Flood from the Perspective o…
Parks Service announces Mt. Rainier open attractions
ASHFORD — Officials with the National Park Service announced on Monday said some portions of Mt. Rainier National Park remain closed and asked visitors to chec…
Mt. Rainier Nat. Park partially open this weekend
ASHFORD – Many areas within Mount Rainier National Park will be accessible to visitors beginning Memorial Day weekend, despite 13 feet of snow on the ground at Paradise, according to a press release from the Nation…
How to build a pump track
QUINCY — Building a pump track starts with studying the lay of the land. Shawn Lorenz of the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, North Bend, designed the pump…
Birds of a feather
An egret (foreground) and a great blue heron wander around the grounds of Basic American Foods on Friday just south of Moses Lake. According to allaboutbirds.o…
Climbers rescued from Mount Rainier
MOUNT RAINIER - Two climbers were rescued from the Kautz Climbing Route on Mount Rainier on Friday after inclement weather forced them to halt their climb....
Camping with canines
Spring presents a wonderful opportunity to spend time in the great outdoors with your pet. From long hikes to relaxing nights sitting around a campfire, there …
Forest health suffering after 2021 heatwave, fires
OLYMPIA — The exceptionally hot and dry year that was 2021 was the main cause of damage to many tens of thousands of the state’s trees, according to the Washin…
Campsite reservations available at some Grant PUD campgrounds
EPHRATA — People who want to use campgrounds operated by the Grant County Public Utility District can reserve campsites for some locations online. Reservations can be made at www.grantpud.org under the “recreati…
Getting gnarly...
MOSES LAKE — The terrain has gotten a little more interesting for skateboarders in Grant County with the formal opening of a concrete bowl at the Moses Lake Sk…
Saving the pygmy rabbit
COLUMBIA BASIN — The pygmy rabbit, native to the land just north of Quincy, is just one of a number of threatened and endangered species in Washington. However…
Strange weather affects Potholes fishing
The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1041.75 feet, rising 1.35 feet over the past week – finally!
Inslee visits Basin to support wildfire recovery, clean energy
COLUMBIA BASIN - Washington State Governor Jay Inslee spent Wednesday on the East side of the Cascades in Moses Lake and Ritzville to talk about renewable ener…
City of Othello buys PJ Taggares Park
OTHELLO — Othello city officials bought a park for $10 and closing costs last week, part of the city’s effort to expand recreation facilities. “It’s a great…