hanford reach national monument

A return after seven decades: Inside the Yakama Nation’s elk hunt on the Hanford Reach

Yakama Nation tribal members hunt the Hanford Reach National Monument, taking 13 elk from a herd of more than 2,000.

Rattlesnake Mountain, known as Laliik by Tribes of the Columbia Basin, is incredibly important to Tribal nations. Now, the Biden Administration has announced its intention to work closely with Tribes on managing and protecting the southeast Washington mountain.

Rattlesnake Mountain soon to be co-managed between feds and Tribes

Anna King

The Biden Administration announced it’s nearing a deal with Northwest Tribes to co-manage Rattlesnake Mountain or Laliik, in Sahaptin language, at the Hanford Reach National Monument.

Umtanum desert buckwheat only grows at Hanford Reach National Monument. Now, researchers are trying to plant it at Cowiche Canyon Conservancy, which would be the second population of the plant in the world.

Environment and Planning

New hope for a rare plant at Hanford Reach

Courtney Flatt

A rare plant in Washington only grows in one place in the world: At the Hanford Reach National Monument. Researchers hope to grow more Umtanum desert buckwheat at the Cowiche Canyon Conservancy near Yakima.

Environment and Planning

Hanford Reach, Craters Of The Moon Keep National Monument Status?

Anna King

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryane Zinke announced Thursday that the Hanford Reach National Monument in Washington and Craters of the Moon National…

Disasters and Accidents

Wildlife Biologist Mourns Habitat Loss From Range 12 Fire

Anna King

The Range 12 Fire in southeast Washington has destroyed some of the most sensitive shrub steppe habitat in the nation.Heidi Newsome is a wildlife…

History and Culture

Public Meetings Will Discuss Access To Southeast Washington’s Rattlesnake Mountain

Anna King

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will hold public meetings the week October 12 in Richland, Washington, about opening Rattlesnake Mountain to the…