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SPOKANE — Water from Sullivan Lake will help solve critical water shortages in Northeast Washington, thanks to an agreement signed on Friday, Oct. 22 in Newport, Wash.
Pend Oreille County’s Public Utility District No. 1 (PUD) and the Washington St...
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Chum salmon are swimming into Chico Creek a little early this year, but they’re finding no impediments at Kitsap Golf and Country Club, where a major stream restoration is nearing completion.
“Chum are spawning throughout the system,” said J...
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I want to thank President Barack Obama for keeping his promises to Indian country.
“I understand what it means to be an outsider. I know what it means to feel ignored and forgotten, and what it means to struggle. So, you will not be forgotten as lon...
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In Fairbanks, the Alaska Federation of Natives is taking on the woes of the modern world. Failing education systems, violence, substance abuse, suicide, poverty, loss of place, culture and language, climate change, hunting rights -- the problems many A...
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Since wolves were reintroduced most responsible environmental voices recognized they would be a challenge for ranchers.
That recognition got the Defender of Wildlife North Rockies Regional Representative Hank Fischer to propose and establish a compe...
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Oct. 22, 2000 — Alaska’s impassioned debates over wildlife management have reached a crescendo this election season, with voters about to decide whether to bar wildlife initiatives from future ballots.Measure 1 on the Nov. 7 ballot would amend t...
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The availability of highly nutritious forage is one of four factors linked to the presence of elk populations in western Oregon and Washington, according to a modeling study recently completed by scientists from the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northw...
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The government is offering American Indian farmers who say they were denied farm loans a $680 million settlement.
The two sides agreed on the deal after more than 10 months of negotiations. The government and the Indian plaintiffs met in federal court ...
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LONG BEACH - Columbia River crabbers have just concluded what superficially seems like a good 2009-10 season when it comes to total catch, but otherwise things are the opposite of rosy. In fact, the state's entire commercial fishing business is in sha...
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RICHMOND, Calif. (KGO) -- The Guidiville Tribe reached an agreement today with local environmental groups in its proposed development of a $1 billion Las Vegas style resort and casino at Pt. Molate along the Richmond shoreline.
The agreement resolves ...
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The recent sight of road graders clearing old-growth Mojave Desert shrubs to make way for the nation's first large-scale solar energy project on public land was painful to Phil Smith.
"It hurts because it will never be the same again," said the Chemeh...
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Gov. Butch Otter released a set of answers to questions on how government officials will handle wolves in Idaho, following his decision to end the state’s monitoring of wolves. He clarified that people can kill wolves if they are threatening people, pe...
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Whatcom County tribes, government and nonprofits are being awarded more than $2.6 million to protect endangered salmon and restore their habitat here.
The grants are part of more than $12 million in state and federal funding dispersed by the Wash...
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For nearly three decades this region has tried to find ways to offset the impact of Columbia Basin dams and development upon fish and wildlife. Literally billions of public dollars have been spent in and along the Columbia River and its tributaries to ...
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Washington state and federal officials have agreed on a new schedule for the cleanup of the Hanford nuclear reservation. The agreement, now awaiting a federal judge's approval, is equal parts good news and bad news. The good news is that the federal gover...
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The U.S. Forest Service has new estimates of how much carbon is stored in forests nationwide. The study found forests offset 11 percent of the country’s annual industrial greenhouse gas emissions – equal to taking around 135 million cars off the roa...
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Fishing for Chinook salmon reopens today on the Columbia River from Buoy 10 at the mouth upstream to the mouth of the Lewis River.The announcement was made by officials with the Oregon and Washington departments of Fish and Wildlife. Rules are set in ...
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BOISE, Idaho -- After talks with the federal government over a public wolf hunt collapsed, Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter ordered Idaho wildlife managers Monday to relinquish their duty to arrest poachers or to even investigate when wolves are killed illegall...
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When it comes to charismatic species, the bald eagle trumps them all. As the nation's national symbol, this bird has an undeniable emotional appeal.
Arizona's bald eagles are no different in that respect - they inspire deep emotions.
Read more: h...
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For nearly three decades this region has tried to find ways to offset the impact of Columbia Basin dams and development upon fish and wildlife. Literally billions of public dollars have been spent in and along the Columbia River and its tributaries...
