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Washington Department of Fish & WIldlife

DNR planning Wolf Creek/Virginia Ridge logging and timber sale

December 6, 2017 by Methow Valley News

The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is proposing a forest-improvement timber sale next year in the Virginia Ridge and Wolf Creek areas, plus a small section near Mazama, a total of 750 acres.

The largest unit, about 390 acres, goes from the Methow River to Wolf Creek Road …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Department of Natural Resources, Methow Trails, Timber, Washington Department of Fish & WIldlife

Fish hatchery transfers to PUD operation near completion

November 15, 2017 by Methow Valley News

Despite concerns that 90 days was too rushed for a smooth transition of operations at the Methow and Wells fish hatcheries, the switch is nearly complete, with 10 people hired by the Douglas County Public Utility District (PUD) to run the two facilities…

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: PUD, Washington Department of Fish & WIldlife

Recovery of Atlantic salmon continues after net failure near Anacortes

October 18, 2017 by Methow Valley News

Cooke Aquaculture, which raises Atlantic salmon at eight locations in the Puget Sound, has 60 days to repair net pens near Bainbridge Island, the Washington Department of Resources (DNR) told the company last week.

The discovery of problems at these net pens comes two months …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Salmon, Washington Department of Fish & WIldlife

Douglas PUD hiring fish hatchery staff

October 13, 2017 by Methow Valley News

The Douglas County Public Utility District (PUD) is making substantial progress in its plans to assume management of the Methow and Wells hatcheries by the end of November.

The PUD has hired a supervisor for each hatchery and received enough résumés for hatchery specialists that it is …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: PUD, Washington Department of Fish & WIldlife

Conservation groups challenge wolf killings

October 4, 2017 by Methow Valley News

Two conservation groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and its director, James Unsworth, from killing any more gray wolves, which are listed as an endangered species by the state.

The suit, filed …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Washington Department of Fish & WIldlife, Wildlife, Wolves

WDFW investigates apparent poaching of cow elk in Fawn Creek area

October 4, 2017 by Methow Valley News

State wildlife officials are investigating the apparent poaching of a cow elk, after finding a severed head on Sept. 22 that appeared to be deliberately placed next to a U.S. Forest Service road in the Fawn Creek area.

“The disembodied head was neatly placed on the …

Filed Under: SPORTS Tagged With: Elk, Elk hunting, poaching, Washington Department of Fish & WIldlife

Douglas PUD hiring its own staff to take over Methow, Wells hatcheries

September 21, 2017 by Methow Valley News

The Douglas County Public Utility District (PUD) is recruiting for 10 jobs at the Methow and Wells hatcheries, part of a plan to replace state workers with its own employees following the PUD’s decision to manage the hatcheries.

The PUD is …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: PUD, Washington Department of Fish & WIldlife

Douglas PUD may end hatchery contract with WDFW

September 8, 2017 by Methow Valley News

Staffing and management of the state Methow Hatchery in Winthrop and the larger Wells Hatchery near Pateros are up in the air since the Douglas County Public Utility District sent a letter to the Washington Department …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: PUD, Washington Department of Fish & WIldlife

State agencies on alert for Atlantic salmon heading to Columbia River

August 31, 2017 by Methow Valley News

Although the thousands of Atlantic salmon released when commercial nets ruptured are a long way from the mouth of the Columbia River — the portal to headwaters in the Methow Valley — state agencies responding to the crisis are proceeding as if it’s a real possibility that some fish could enter the Columbia.

Filed Under: SPORTS Tagged With: Fish, Fishing, Washington Department of Fish & WIldlife

Rivers and lakes still open for trout; steelhead outlook grim

August 25, 2017 by Methow Valley News

With cooler temperatures, much of the Methow River remains open for catch-and-release trout fishing, and anglers can still fish for summer Chinook in the Columbia River near Brewster.

“This is the first time in years that the state has opened a season for …

Filed Under: SPORTS Tagged With: Fish, Fishing, Washington Department of Fish & WIldlife

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