Washington DNR

A main canal empties out near Terrace Heights, Washington. It’s part of the Roza Irrigation District’s drought plan to shut down water during the spring, to save more water for hotter summer days.

Less irrigation water for some Yakima Valley farmers, wildfire season approaches

Anna King

Washington state has already declared some areas in drought. There’s not enough snowpack in many areas, and much of it is melting out faster than expected.

Workers clear canals of debris in preparation for spring irrigation season in the Roza Irrigation District. (Credit: Dave Rollinger)

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As the Northwest turns toward Spring, agricultural irrigators, fire managers and water experts watch the sky

Anna King

A story in plot points: a federal map tracking the latest snowpack shows Oregon awash with royal blue, turquoise and green dots. In Washington state there…

A battle is raging over how the DNR is managing and selling logging rights to state forest lands

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The Fight For Legacy Forests - Part One: Defining What Should Be Preserved

NWPB reporter Lauren Gallup introduces us to her 8-part series on preserving what some call "legacy" forests / Runtime - 2:26LISTEN:NWPB reporter Lauren…