Nisqually refuge to open up 5.5-mile trail again for awhile

posted 03:04 PM 10/02
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The popular 5.5 mile Brown Farm Dike Trail at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge will be completely open from Saturday through Oct. 10.

The trail will open again on Oct. 16 and 17. The refuge’s estuary restoration project kept a portion of this trail closed since early August. Three miles of the trail will be closed from Oct. 18 through Jan. 25. Eventually, this trail will be torn down as part of the estuary restoration, but a new trail — partially on a boardwalk — will be built.

Chester Allen

Crabbers to get fined in future for not returning catch cards

posted 07:05 PM 09/09

Proposed crab-reporting penalty makes this outdoorsman crabby

posted 09:08 AM 08/13

State waterfowl seasons, limits set in advance of September youth duck hunt

posted 02:57 PM 08/12

Start untangling those decoy anchor lines and patch up those shot holes, as waterfowl season is less than two months away. And a special duck season for youth hunters will happen on Sept. 20 through 21.

Blueberries, blackberries are ripe on this Staycation

posted 05:52 PM 08/06

I'm here in familiar digs -- Hood River, Ore. -- on my nine-day "Staycation," and the local blueberry crop is coming off the vines and pretty directly into my mouth.

Road food adds to Staycation ramblings

posted 04:56 PM 08/05

I found myself in the famous Miner's Drive-In hamburger joint right outside of Yakima Monday afternoon, and I couldn't resist going in for a big burger -- a really big burger.

Interesting reading on the Staycation Road

posted 05:14 PM 08/04

So, I'm on the outdoors road around Oregon and Washington this week, and I'm finding that the reading-- in the form of bumper stickers -- is good while you're driving. Seen on Highway 26 in Oregon: "PMS = Punish Men Severely."

Results of special hunt drawings now available

posted 02:36 PM 07/18

Hunters who applied for a 2008 special-hunt permit can see if they lucked out with a visit to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife website.

Rabid bat in Olympic National Park puts visitor, three employees in treatment

posted 03:15 PM 07/15

The Olympic National Park's first possible case of rabies since 1977 has struck a woman who was in the Ozette campground late last week.

South Fork Hoh campground to close on July 7

posted 05:02 PM 06/30

The popular South Fork Hoh Campground will close from July 7 through August 1. The closure will restrict access to the South Fork of the Hoh Trail in Olympic National Park.

Families with foster children get free campsites at state parks

posted 04:15 PM 06/23

Families with foster children just got one big reason to head to a Washington State Park this summer: free campsites.

Share your rattlesnake tales

posted 05:40 PM 05/27

Summit at Snoqualmie to open Alpental for Memorial Day weekend boarding and skiing

posted 02:36 PM 05/21

Memorial Day weekend is almost here, but don’t put away those skis and snowboards just yet.

Whoops! Check out the low tides in early June as well as those in mid-June.

posted 12:17 PM 05/15

I wrote an outing story earlier this week about setting aside some time in mid-June to explore a South Sound beach during the lowest tides of the year.

Mount Rainier's Paradise Inn to reopen on May 16

posted 03:32 PM 05/07

The historic Paradise Inn in Mount Rainier National Park will reopen on May 16 -- two years after closing for a major restoration of the landmark building.