Feds, OR, Tribes File For 13-month Columbia Suit Stay Extension

Parties to a long-running lawsuit over federal Columbia River system hydropower operations have agreed to another stay of litigation so they can continue working toward a long-term solution that recovers the region’s salmon and steelhead and more.
23,000-acre North Idaho Preserve Opened For Hunting, Fishing

Idaho Fish and Game commissioners voted to allow hunting, fishing and trapping in a 36-square-mile wildlife preserve near Bonners Ferry, a mountain valley home to “nearly all big and small game species in the Panhandle” and “a variety of trout species.”
Jogger Attacked By Black Bear In Whatcom County

Washington fish and wildlife officers report lethally removing an adult black bear near where a jogger was attacked Wednesday morning in central Whatcom County.
Goldendale Deer Again Being Hit With AHD Outbreak

Washington wildlife managers report an outbreak of adenovirus hemorrhagic disease in deer near Goldendale, where the first known AHD infection in the state occurred in 2017.