conservation

If you live in the Columbia Basin, right now is the time to plant native plants. They can be a good option for Eastern Washington’s dry climate.

If you’ve tried to boat or fish on the lower Yakima River lately, you might have noticed matted weeds clogging the waterway. Now, work is underway to get it under control.

(Runtime 3:42) CORRECTION 4/10/25: An earlier version misstated how poisoning, trapping and shooting had affected burrowing owls numbers. The poisoning,…

(Runtime 4:12)In south-central Washington’s patchwork of sagebrush and agricultural fields, one man is spending his early, early mornings searching for…

(Runtime 3:57)It’s about 8 a.m. on a bitingly cold December morning on the Idaho side of Hells Canyon. Wildlife biologists are pulling medical gear from…

At the Palouse Nature Center in Moscow, Idaho, kids were getting excited for the release of a Western screech owl that had been rehabilitated at Washington State University.

Judy’s Trail, located in Troy, Idaho, is managed by the Palouse Land Trust. Easement properties like this create spaces for nature and wildlife preserves.

(Runtime 1:06) Smokey Bear was created to educate the public on the importance of preventing wildfires caused by people. He’s since become a beloved…

(Runtime 1:22)In a recent heated committee hearing on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, argued against bringing grizzly bears to the…

(Runtime 1:03)After the Hansen Road fire burned along the hills just outside Benton City in southeastern Washington this past summer, signs of life are…