Gray whales make early appearance off Anacortes
A subgroup of the population called the Sounders has since the 1990s made a habit of stopping in the waters around Whidbey Island.
Kimberly Cauvel
U.S. District Court judge weighs merits of Navy EIS for Whidbey Island
Oct. 27—A U.S. District Court judge heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit over the Navy's expansion of its EA-18G Growler jet fleet at Naval Air...
Legal battles unfold during Seattle City Light dam re-licensing
Skagit River salmon and steelhead populations are in trouble, and the dam re-licensing due to be complete in 2025 has placed renewed attention on how...
As they maintain snowpack monitoring equipment in state, team sees impact of ‘an anomalous year’
As his team navigates from site to site for maintenance, Natural Resources Conservation Service Water Supply Specialist Scott Pattee said they usually see remnant snowpack...
Orcas’ brief visit to Salish Sea bookended by celebration, mourning
Following an unprecedented absence from the Salish Sea, the region's endangered Southern Resident orcas visited their "summer home" briefly last week.
It’s peak orca viewing season and southern residents are scarce; here’s why
More than halfway through peak season for southern resident orca sightings in the state's interior marine waters, the endangered whales have been seen on only...
Salish Sea is having ‘one of the best seasons on record’ for orca whale sightings
ANACORTES — A group of orca whales visited Fidalgo Bay on Friday off the shore of Anacortes. Representatives of the Pacific Whale Watch Association said...
Fisheries group sues over salmon management
While its standing in the federal District Court case involving the historic 1974 Boldt decision remains in question, Fish Northwest has filed another lawsuit. The...