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Forbidden fruit: apple maggot quarantine likely in valley

June 21, 2018 by Methow Valley News

Orchardists, waste haulers and Okanogan County Public Works staff are scrambling to prepare for a quarantine that could be imposed on the Methow Valley in early September to control the apple maggot.

The quarantine would require apple growers to be certified that their crop is free of the destructive …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: AGRICULTURE, apple maggot, Department of Agriculture, Okanogan County Public Works, Washington State Department of Agriculture, WasteWise

Headwaters Campaign focused on administrative act

November 24, 2016 by Methow Valley News

One big question was on a lot minds last weekend when leaders of the Methow Headwaters Campaign hosted an informational meeting at the Twisp River Grange:

How might the incoming Trump administration, with …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Department of Agriculture, Methow Headwaters campaign, U.S. Forest Service

Lawsuit seeks to keep federal program from killing wolves

March 5, 2015 by Methow Valley News

By Ann McCreary A lawsuit seeking to prevent the federal Wildlife Services program from killing wolves in Washington was filed on behalf of five conservation organizations in federal court on Tuesday (March 3). The lawsuit claims that Wildlife Services, a federal program involved in wildlife management and conflict resolution, violated federal law by not preparing […]

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Department of Agriculture, Wolves

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