The 124-year-old Hama Hama Oyster Company supplies bivalves to big-name seafood houses in Seattle and restaurants across the ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

The Little Spokane boat launch on Long Lake is usable now that the water has come up. It is expected to stay that way throughout the spring and summer. The Lake Roosevelt water level is at about 1,260 ...

I attended the hearing for the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s draft Fish and Wildlife Plan in Seattle recently, and I came away with several observations.

In a stunning reversal, Seattle City Light has agreed to invest $979 million to build fish passage at its three Skagit River dams, a commitment its own scientists long insisted was unnecessary. It’s ...

One of the lesser-known features of the park is the fish hatchery. Whatcom Creek is home to several species of salmon, and watching these determined fish make their way upstream during spawning season ...

In February 2024, it looked like nearly three decades of litigation over the operation of hydroelectric dams on the Columbia ...

Todd Meadows died Feb. 25 in the Bering Sea. Two sheriff’s officers came to his mom’s Elma home in Grays Harbor County last week to notify her, and had few ...

Salmon had never caught a football until two years ago. This fall, he will be a freshman tight end for the Cougars.

In 2025, the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife sold approximately 866,000 fishing licenses and 201,000 hunting ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will hold a public meeting on March 17 in Kennewick to discuss and gather input on proposed salmon and steelhead fishing seasons in ...