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The 11 best hikes in Olympic National Park Lonely Planet Editors about 13 hours ago Simply by virtue of its name Olympic National Park conjures up a sense of mythological grandeur, named for the mountain which the ancient Greeks believed was home to a pantheon of gods. The Washingtonian version doesnt disappoint, full of towering rock talluses, moss-strewn trees and wild, rushing rivers that wind their way to the vast maw of the Pacific.  If youre itching to experience everything Olympic Nat...

2021 salmon fishing seasons await final decision North of Falcon process also sets quotas for various species By TERRY OTTO, For The Columbian Published: April 7, 2021, 6:30pm Share: 4 Photos Guide Matt Eleazer of East Fork Outfitters and a client with a Columbia River fall chinook. Anglers can expect more opportunity to catch both fall and summer chinook this year, with improved returns expected. (Photo courtesy Matt Eleazer of East Fork Outfitters) Photo Gallery The N...

Recreational crab fishing halted in Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay By Dan Hammock, The Daily World Published: December 30, 2020, 8:17am Share: ABERDEEN — Recreational Dungeness crab fisheries on the coast from areas north of Point Chehalis to the Queets River have closed due to elevated marine toxin levels, state shellfish managers announced Monday. Previous closures remain in effect for Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco) and Marine Area 2 (Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay) due to elevated marine t...

Like a sapling left standing after a clearcut, the public lands of Southwest Washington are slowly growing one ring at a time. Recently, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed that 6,557 acres of Weyerhaeuser timberlands have been opened to the public through their private lands access program. Those acres are located primarily in the Cascade foothills south of Mount St. Helens and on the east side of Interstate 5. One of the four parcels is located just southeast of Yale Rese...

ILWACO — Pacific County’s popular recreational Dungeness crab fishery remains mostly open after test results released Dec. 11 found crab inside the Columbia River and Willapa Bay are within safety

Marine toxin closes most crab fishing SEATTLE (AP) — A large portion of Washingtons coast is closed to Dungeness crab fishing due to elevated marine toxin levels, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Wednesday. The agency says all recreational Dungeness crab fisheries from the Queets River to the Columbia River are closed, KOMO-TV reports. This includes Grays Harbor and the Westport Boat Basin.  

All recreational Dungeness crab fisheries from the Queets River to the Columbia River are closed due to elevated marine toxin levels.