Columbia Insight
Walla Walla wants to know: Does forest ‘thinning’ work?
About 12,000 acres near the town’s water supply will be logged in the name of safety. Critics say that’s just an excuse to cut down trees
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12mWashington’s endangered lynx make a breakthrough
Five years ago, the Colville Tribes began releasing lynx into the wild. Here’s what’s happened since
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4mAuthor-illustrator wins award for coho salmon artwork
The honor from the National Museum of Wildlife Art caught the artist by surprise but the work is sublime
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10mAt the confluence of 3 rivers, a floodplain oasis is growing
Once a dominant habitat in the Willamette Valley, a floodplain forest along I-5 is making a comeback
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9mHanford advisory board to be gutted, reshaped by longtime real estate developer
The federal government will restructure oversight of the country’s most polluted place under an inexperienced appointee
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8mA dramatic osprey rescue, a case of lead poisoning
When an osprey tumbled from its nest above the Columbia River, a witness sprung into action