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The latest addition to the Southern Resident orca J pod has been identified as a girl, according to observers from the Center for Whale Research (CWR). This orca, the first calf born in the pod since September 2020, was first seen in early March and is named J59. Last week, researchers with the CWR observed the pod. The orcas were "very socially active with lots of splashing and horsing around," according to a post on the group's blog. "J37 was pushing her new calf around and...
Voracious invaders are seeking a foothold in the region's tidelands. And you've been enlisted in the battle. The enemy is the European green crab - considered one of the world's worst invasive species for how it feeds on shellfish such as clams, mussels, young oysters, small fish and even young Dungeness crab. They can destroy marsh habitats by burrowing into the mud, -obliterating eelgrass beds and disrupting critical habitats for juvenile salmon, herring and other animals....
Naselle Comet baseball players threw their hats and tossed their gloves in sheer jubilation as they flooded the infield in a rain-soaked celebration last Saturday in Ridgefield. The No. 3 seed Comet (14-2) baseball team had just reeled off nine straight victories - an undefeated streak the entire month of May - culminating in a 5-3 victory over No. 4 seed Crosspoint (22-3) on Saturday, May 28 in Ridgefield for the WIAA 1B State Championship. "Words can't describe it," Naselle...
Tens of thousands of endangered salmon could access high-quality habitat in the Similkameen River watershed if Enloe Dam were removed, but any plans to demolish the dam would have to address arsenic contamination in sediment that's collected behind the dam under deep gravel. At a community meeting on Enloe Dam in Tonasket last week, federal, state and tribal biologists and hydrologists, along with representatives from the Colville Tribes, presented conclusions from...
