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Salmon Daily Digest

WDFW’s regular update on the salmon fishing 2024–25 season setting process

53 min readMar 2, 2024

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Salmon Daily Digest

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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Heading to the beach? Here’s how to help protect rare snowy plovers

Its light-colored feathers blend in with the beach, and its small size can make it even harder to spot. But if you know where to look, you…

4 min read3 days ago

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Heading to the beach? Here’s how to help protect rare snowy plovers

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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Practice good bird watching etiquette this spring

Douglas County is home to 90% of the remaining endangered greater sage-grouse in Washington. This area is also one of the few places in…

4 min read6 days ago

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Practice good bird watching etiquette this spring

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On Your Mark, Get Set, Fish!

Washington’s opener will bring out tens of thousands of anglers to lakes across the state in hopes of landing limits and derby fish — and…

9 min readApr 3, 2024

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On Your Mark, Get Set, Fish!

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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Now’s the time for spring cleaning as black bears’ alarm clocks start ringing

If you live in Washington, chances are you live in bear country. Black bears may be present nearly anywhere in our state, including…

4 min readMar 22, 2024

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A black bear walking through someone’s back yard, looking toward the camera and with one front leg raised as it walks. There is a tall wooden fence and a firewood pile behind the bear.

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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Science, sharing, and sustainability: demystifying the Columbia River salmon management cycle

What makes managing Columbia River salmon management so complex?

4 min readMar 19, 2024

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Science, sharing, and sustainability: demystifying the Columbia River salmon management cycle

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Reduce toxic contaminants to help preserve Puget Sound wildlife

Toxic pollutants have health impacts throughout the food web, and some can concentrate in the fatty tissues of top predators — such as…

7 min readMar 12, 2024

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Seattle skyline as seen from the water, with Puget Sound in the foreground

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A new approach to Lewis River steelhead production

WDFW, PacifiCorp, Cowlitz Public Utility District, partners rolling out changes to improve steelhead fisheries and support wild steelhead…

8 min readMar 7, 2024

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A steelhead angler in the North Fork Lewis River near Woodland, Wash.

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A balancing act: Managing sustainable fisheries in the Columbia River

From its headwaters in British Columbia to the Pacific Ocean, the Columbia River sustains diverse species, communities, and economies. The…

6 min readMar 1, 2024

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A balancing act: Managing sustainable fisheries in the Columbia River

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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Salty Chinook: late-winter and spring salmon fishing on the western Strait and Puget Sound

Late winter and early spring still offer opportunities to fish for winter Chinook off Seattle, Tacoma and Sekiu, and here’s where to go —…

10 min readMar 1, 2024

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Salty Chinook: late-winter and spring salmon fishing on the western Strait and Puget Sound

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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is dedicated to preserving, protecting and perpetuating the state’s fish and wildlife resources.

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