3.74 Square Miles Added To Willapa NWR
Southwest Washington’s Willapa National Wildlife Refuge grew by 2,366 acres last month, thanks to a land buy and transfer several years in the making and which will add public access and protect salmon streams.
Testing Out WDFW’s New Smelt Management Plan
What’s up with that weekday smelt dip instead of a weekend one on the lower Cowlitz, and what are the odds of another opener?
Smelt Dip February 15 On Cowlitz, WDFW Announces
Smelt dipping will open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Cowlitz River this Thursday, WDFW announced this afternoon.
The Changing Face Of Boldt On Decision’s 50th Anniversary
Congratulations, fish and wildlife reformists, you’ve somehow managed to align Washington anglers and hunters firmly with the tribes.
DFWs Recommend No Lower Columbia Sturgeon Retention In 2024 As Decline Continues
It’s getting worse and worse for sturgeon in the Lower Columbia, where in all likelihood there will again be no harvest opportunities this year.
2024’s First Free Fishing Weekend Coming Up In Oregon
Fishing, crabbing and clamming are open to everyone over February 17-18 of Presidents Day Weekend in Oregon.
A Brief List Of Things That Are Pissing Me Off Today
1) What in the hell is the deal with people killing large numbers of ducks and then just dumping them?!?
3 Wolves Killed In Southern Oregon
Federal wildlife overseers report that three wolves were killed in southern Oregon late last December and that a $50,000 reward is being offered to help solve the crime. USFWS says that on December 29, the collars of two Gearhart Mountain Pack wolves sent out a mortality signal and that when state fish and wildlife troopers […]
Federal Judge Approves Long-term Stay On Snake River Litigation
The long-term pause on litigation over Snake River dams proposed late last year was approved by a federal judge in Oregon today and that means joint state-tribal plans and US government commitments to Columbia Basin restoration will continue moving ahead.
Comment Opens On WDFW Proposal To Downlist Wolves
The process may be a bit arcane to the lay reader, but WDFW is now seeking public comment on its official proposal to downlist gray wolves in Washington from state endangered to sensitive status.
2024 Columbia Spring Chinook Fishery Discussed
Columbia spring Chinook managers are preliminarily considering an initial fishery below Bonneville that would run seven days a week through Friday, April 5, and provide an overall kept catch of 4,424 of the year’s first salmon.
USFWS’s Recent Wolf Decisions Hit, Miss: Boone And Crockett Club
Even as the Boone & Crockett Club applauds USFWS’s reaffirmation late last week that gray wolves in the Northern Rockies “faces no threat of extinction,” the hunter organization questions the feds’ proposal to create a national recovery plan.
WDFW Stands Down Most Work Around Water Following L&I Inspection
WDFW says it has voluntarily stood down most staffers who work in, on or near water following an inspection by the state Department of Labor and Industries yesterday.
USFWS Denies Petitions To List Wolves, Will Start National Recovery Plan
Federal wildlife overseers today denied petitions to list gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains and the Western United States, stating that the predators “do not meet the definition of an endangered species or a threatened species.”
BC Reports First Chronic Wasting Disease Cases
Wildlife managers in British Columbia report that chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in two deer in the Kootenay region, a first for the province.
More Details Emerge On Poached, Wasted Oregon Moose; $2K Reward Offered
ODFW is putting out more information on the cow moose that was poached in Southeast Oregon in mid-January, and reports that a statewide hunters organization is offering a $2,000 reward for info on the illegal killing and wasting of the animal.