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A new beach grass hybrid is running wild along the Pac NW coast
Decades after the proliferation of nonnative grasses, an unexpected variant is once again changing the ecosystem
Southwest Washington faces its first wildfire season without Larch crews on hand to battle blazes
The call came at 4 on a morning in October 2022. Paul Kalchik was a member of a Larch Corrections Center firefighting crew that was roused out of bed early to respond to a 2-acre fire on the south side of Larch Mountain, near Nakia Creek.
For two weeks, from dawn to dusk, Kalchik and his crewmates carved deep into the earth, trimmed brush and extinguished hot forest debris in their path.
For two weeks, from dawn to dusk, Kalchik and his crewmates carved deep into the earth, trimmed brush and extinguished hot forest debris in their path.
Franz to Vancouver audience: ‘We have got to realize that fires are now going to be an annual experience’
Dark billowing smoke, clusters of forest engulfed in flames and charred earth. Those are the images in many Washingtonians’ minds as the fire season approaches — and those that kicked off The Columbian Conversations event Thursday in downtown Vancouver.
Washougal native Travis London’s murals are scattered across Clark County, a way to fight for the environment
WASHOUGAL — A lamp cast a warm glow in the corner of Travis London’s small studio, where one of his works in progress perched on an easel.
Washington State University researchers set out to discover the impact the 2021 heat dome had on snow melt, but what they found revealed an alarming warming trend
The Pacific Northwest’s mountainous snow, kept frozen in high elevations, was thought to be resilient to bursts of warmth in the springtime. But this durability may be weakening.
A lahar on Mount Adams would put thousands at risk but monitoring stations would warn of dangerous flows
TROUT LAKE — As Pat Arnold plucked weeds from her yard with a view of snow-capped Mount Adams, she navigated around large boulders that hint at the volcano’s destructive past.
Vancouver eyes turning sludge from wastewater treatment process into energy
Every day, millions of gallons of water carrying a valuable resource slosh beneath our feet in a complex network of pipes.
Splash dams’ legacy is one of scars and damage, but a Lower Columbia group is trying to change that
Long before rail lines and logging roads existed, massive tree stands were transported on waterways with the help of splash damming throughout Western Oregon and Washington. The first splash dam on the Coweeman River was built in 1880, which soon expanded to its tributaries. (Photo contributed by the Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group)
KELSO — A legacy of obsolete logging practices popularized more than a century ago remains etched in the way the Coweeman River moves. Long before rail lines
KELSO — A legacy of obsolete logging practices popularized more than a century ago remains etched in the way the Coweeman River moves. Long before rail lines
Nakia Creek Fire burn area ‘a pretty resilient landscape’
CAMAS — Bryce Hanson slowly drove up a newly graded access road, avoiding large dips and humps as he inched toward the center of a new logging operation.
Wildlife crossing on I-5 near Castle Rock could be key to species’ survival, advocates say
Washington’s growing urban landscape is causing a conundrum for wildlife roaming between the Cascade Range and Olympic Peninsula, and their main barrier is Interstate 5.
