By Ann McCreary
After working continuously for more than a week to clear 3,000 dump truck loads of debris from the roadway, crews were able to reopen the North Cascades Highway on Monday morning (Aug. 19).
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Fishers will be reintroduced in North Cascades and Mt. Rainier national parks
By Ann McCreary
The Pacific fisher, a native animal that has been absent from Washington state for decades, would be reintroduced in North Cascades and Mount Rainier national parks
Culture of ATVs and Methow at issue in state law, county lawsuit
By Marcy Stamper
Months before two environmental organizations filed suit against the Okanogan County commissioners for opening hundreds more miles of roads to ATVs around the county, there were at least two efforts to exempt the Methow Valley from a new state law that has expanded access for the vehicles across Washington.
Oroville leads county in new construction value, followed by the Methow
By Marcy Stamper
The Methow Valley has been eclipsed by Oroville for the greatest value of new construction in the county
County considers raising minimum size of Methow projects needing environmental review
By Marcy Stamper
Okanogan County is considering raising the threshold for mandatory environmental review of building projects
Conservation groups will work with WDFW on state’s wolf plan
By Ann McCreary
A petition asking that some provisions of Washington’s Wolf plan be made legally binding has been withdrawn by the coalition of conservation groups that filed it.
New supervisor for Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
By Ann McCreary
Meet the new forest supervisor, Michael Balboni
Highway 2 closure moved back two weeks
The closure of U.S. Highway 2 west of Leavenworth for bridge construction, originally scheduled to begin Aug. 25, has been moved back to the week of Sept. 8, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said. Highway 2 between Leavenworth and state Route 207 at Coles Corner (west of Leavenworth) will be closed for six […]
Campfires at state campgrounds still banned in Eastern Washington
Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark lifted the ban on campfires and recreational fires in approved fire pits in developed campgrounds west of the Cascade crest as of Thursday (Aug. 15). All outdoor burning, including campfires, is still prohibited on state lands in Eastern Washington. The change applies only in state, county and other campgrounds […]
Aero Methow adds new ambulance to fleet
By Don Nelson
Aero Methow Rescue Service christens a new ambulance
