Washington

In a recent heated committee hearing on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, argued against bringing grizzly bears to the North Cascades.

For the first time, a moose has been captured on camera in Mount Rainier National Park. According to the National Parks Service, the sighting is also the first documentation of a moose in southwest Washington.

A chamber jazz quintet from Seattle recently took its concert featuring music about climate change on the road.

Eastern Washington is in for another hot, dry summer. But – spring rains mean the west side of the state will no longer face a drought.

The Washington State Parks Commission says it wants more Black community members to enjoy the outdoors.

Bringing salmon back to the Upper Columbia River will take a lot of time and a lot of money.

Black bears again may be the targets of spring hunters in Washington. After a tied vote at the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission in November, the spring black bear hunt was postponed. Now, commissioners are reconsidering whether to reinstate the 2022 season.

Firefighters say toxic chemicals in their protective equipment are a big concern and need to be replaced with safer alternatives.

For the first time, a wolf wearing a radio collar traveled south of Interstate-90 into Washington’s Southern Cascade Mountains. In addition, conservation groups raise concerns about the lethal removal of a gray wolf in Washington, and ranchers worry about a lack of range riders.

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission suspended the 2022 spring bear hunt season after a split vote to authorize the controversial hunt.