Permits going on sale for one of the best wildflower hikes in the Pacific Northwest
Wildflower season, which typically runs from April to June in the Columbia Gorge depending on weather, is one of the most ...
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“Weather can turn on you in minutes” - rescuers plead with hikers to be prepared after a 50-man rescue mission saves three
Three young trekkers became stranded in Washington State backcountry when weather conditions took a dangerous turn ...
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Without federal funding, Mount Pleasant School and Skamania County would be ‘devastated,’ says Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
At a press conference at Mount Pleasant School in west Skamania County, the second-term congresswoman urged lawmakers to renew the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self ...
Search and Rescue team saves three hikers stranded on Table Mountain amidst severe storm
A ground team eventually made it to the stranded hikers’ location after three and a half hours. The crew reported that the ...
3 hikers, search-and-rescue team rescued from 3,214 feet at Table Mountain
All hikers had signs of hypothermia, and a second wave of search-and-rescue teams had to be sent up the mountain to get them and the first team.
Snowmobiler plunges into deep canyon and triggers avalanche, Washington rescuers say
A snowmobiler plunged into a deep canyon, triggering an avalanche on a Washington mountain, rescuers said. The snowmobiler ...
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Search and Rescue team saves three hikers stranded on Table Mountain amidst severe storm
SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. (KATU) — Three hikers were rescued after being caught by stormy conditions on Table Mountain over the weekend. On Saturday, Feb. 22, crews with the Skamania County Sheriff ...
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About a thousand people chipped in to rescue Skamania search and rescue after gear was stolen
About 1,000 people chipped in money to rescue the rescuers. The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue nonprofit organization raised close to $74,000 on GoFundMe to replace the ...
The true cost of the huckleberry industry
The Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation has wanted an end to commercial picking of a critical cultural resource for years.