Wildlife Babies & Memorial Day Weekend

A couple days ago, Homey and his family were driving up the old Colockum Pass road, taking in the splendor of spring in Paradise. From moment to moment, they would pass a couple mule deer does or a random cow elk. Several of them looked like they had just recently...

Yakama Treaty Rights and Our Salmon

As you have no doubt heard, our Pacific Northwest salmon forecasts are mixed this year – it will not be one of those years of plentiful salmon from spring through fall. Chinook numbers will be fairly good in certain places and during certain run times through the...

All about Getting Intimate with the Shrub-Steppe

Tomorrow is the big day. You and yours are invited to the 17th Annual celebration of our shrub-steppe heritage. Between 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. there are no fewer than 13 one-hour-long field experience choices. There will be expert-led field trips, educational and...

All About Buying Dreams

So. What is a dream worth? And how long should it last, once you pay for it? These are the questions hunters across Paradise, Washington, and the U.S. are asking themselves about now. I don’t really know about those other places, but here in Paradise a dream can be...