Elk have become a problem in the Packwood area and in other towns near Mount Rainier. This buck is near downtown Packwood. (Peter Haley / The News Tribune)
The hundreds of elk that stamp around yards and chew up fruit trees in the mountain towns near Mount Rainier have given residents fits for years.
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The hundreds of elk that stamp around yards and chew up fruit trees in the mountain towns near Mount Rainier have given residents fits for years.
The Washington coast razor clam dig that begins Thursday evening is a big deal - up to 30,000 people are expected to hit the sand with shovels and clam guns.
Biologists and conservationists have been using remote camera technology on a limited basis for years to help document lynx, fishers, wolverines, wolves, grizzly bears and other rare wildlife species in the Inland Northwest.
A picture is worth a thousand tracks, rubs, scrapes and scats. At least it was to Cheney bowhunter Thom Long.
TAOS PUEBLO, N.M. — A native has returned home after nearly 60 years.