Blue Mountains

Forest thinning is improving the robustness of older trees and enhancing native biodiversity on federal lands in eastern Oregon, evidence that collaborative efforts to restore forests are working, research by Oregon State University shows.

While the region enjoyed a surprising spring snowstorm Sunday and Monday, according to Scott Oviatt with NRCS Oregon, that system won’t have much of an impact on the snowpacks across the state. Oviatt said just before the storm rolled in, the statewide snowpack sat at 59% of average. Ovi ...

As we prepare to welcome in spring, old man winter provided one more shot across the Pacific Northwest this past week. Marilyn Lohmann, meteorologist with the National Weather Service said a cold front rolled across the area Tuesday morning, dropping temperatures and brining windy conditions ...

On Wednesday, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind authorized permits for the removal of up to two wolves from Columbia County. The wolf pack in question is new and lives north of the Touchet pack territory and west of the Tucannon pack territory outside of the Tri-Cities. Susewind said this wee ...

The Pacific Northwest has enjoyed great late summer weather over the past couple of days, with sunny skies and daytime highs that are right in line with normal. However, it looks like the stability will come to an end starting today. Marilyn Lohmann, meteorologist with the National Weather Service said a weak system will roll in Wednesday, bringing breezy conditions and cooler temperatures to th

After weeks of mild weather, old man winter will remind the northwest what season we’re in over the next couple of days. Marilyn Lohmann, meteorologist with the National Weather Service said the area has not seen very cold temperatures this winter thanks to a High pressure system parked off the west coast, but that High is starting to break down. " ...

The old springtime saying in the Northwest is, if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes and it will change. Well, that apparently works for the fall of 2020. National Weather Service meteorologist Marilyn Lohman said temperatures were up in the upper 60s and even low 70s a week ago, and then very cold air rolled in over the weekend, dropping overnight lows in the teens for some areas. “ .

After weeks of stagnate, and some would say boring weather, Mother Nature has made things very interesting to wrap up the month of May. Last week, several strong bands of showers rolled across the region, dumping anywhere from ¼” of rain on the Columbia Basin, to over 2” of rain in eastern Washington and North Idaho. Marilyn Lohmann ...

On Monday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that elk hoof disease has been confirmed in a Yakima area herd. The disease can cause hoof deformities leading to hooves sloughing off and even death. This is the first confirmed case of the disease in the Yakima herd ...

The wolf population in Oregon continues to climb. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 158 wolves were counted statewide this past winter. That’s a 15% increase over last year’s count. The number of packs increased as well, up from 16 last year, to 22 packs in this most recent count. Three of ...