Building a stronger, more just & transparent democracy
Building a stronger, more just & transparent democracy
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Wolverines have reproduced at Mount Rainier National Park for a third year in a row, according to an announcement last week by the Cascade Carnivore Project. The news marks another positive development for the project as well as the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service, which have been working together to document and study the "natural recolonization of wolverines in Washington and the impacts of climate change on their mountain home." Back in 2019, a female...
The parking lot at East Cranberry Lake was filled with cars, pedestrians and shuttle buses this past Saturday as folks from across the region came to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Deception Pass State Park. Included in the bustling crowds were volunteers and park rangers to make sure the day's activities went smoothly, vendors lined along the road selling food, knick-knacks and local art and people of all ages admiring the scenery. Performances from jugglers to local...
LONG BEACH - All you need is sand and water - and a little bit of aardvark snot. The multi-day summer Sandsations event delighted onlookers last week as several sand artists created one-of-a-kind sculptures, particularly along the Bolstad Beach approach, where the week-long contest culminated Saturday afternoon. Among the incredible array of artwork was everything from buffalo to an ever-popular Christmas postcard scene. "It's Santa Claus in a sports car, part of the holidays...
A candidate for Clark County auditor has filed a lawsuit against current Auditor Greg Kimsey over the inclusion of nonpartisan races with two or fewer candidates on the August primary ballot. On July 21, Brett Simpson announced he filed the suit in Clark County Superior Court against Kimsey, Clark County Elections Supervisor Cathie Garber, and the county as a whole. The suit intends to prevent the county from counting votes in the primary election for the auditor's race,...
This month, the Yakama Nation and Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation began construction for fish habitat restoration projects along the Twisp and Methow rivers. The two entities, which are working independently on adjacent sites along the Twisp River, oversaw the transport of hundreds of logs to project sites via helicopter earlier this month. Now, that timber is being used to create log structures in the water, designed to restore critical habitat for endangered...
