October 6, 2016 Forest Service to halt mining in Okanogan County The U.S. Forest Service is taking steps to prevent future mining at about 340,000 acres of federal lands in Washington’s Methow Valley. Leslie Weldon, deputy…
October 5, 2016 Washington wildlife officials struggling with wolf depredations Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife confirmed the Smackout pack had attacked a calf, the second confirmed depredation by that pack since Sept. 21….
September 7, 2016 Northwest farmers, ranchers take action to mitigate wildfire damage Rural landowners assert role in fighting wildfires by Chad Sokol Spokesman-Review Wildfires in rural Washington have again brought complaints from farmers and property owners…
