Washington Army National Guard soldiers descended on Southwest Washington rivers and lakes for back-to-back weekends earlier this month for large-scale training exercises. Read more… Source:…
Posts published in “Murrow”
Southwest WA ports and shipping advocates dodge politics to bring home federal dollars
By The Citizen on August 7, 2025
Ryan Hart was at Portland International Airport last month waiting to board a flight for Washington, D.C., when he saw Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. Read…
‘Wake-up call’: Officials say giant Pacific earthquake serves as warning for local megaquakes, tsunamis
By The Citizen on August 2, 2025
Daniel Eungard gets a handful of tsunami alerts each month because of his job running the tsunami hazards program for the Washington Geological Survey. Most…
New I-5 Bridge clears another funding hurdle in two separate votes
By The Citizen on July 30, 2025
The Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Program cleared another bureaucratic funding hurdle Thursday when Metro, Portland’s regional governing body, voted to spend $1.9 billion in funding…
Feds ask Cowlitz PUD to consider additional leakage monitors on North Fork Lewis River dam
By The Citizen on July 28, 2025
Federal regulators are asking county leaders to consider additional monitors on Cowlitz Public Utility District’s hydroelectric generating dam. Read more… Source: The Columbian
SW WA gets millions from state for conservation; Battle Ground Lake State Park gets $800K for equestrian use
By The Citizen on July 28, 2025
The state’s Recreation and Conservation Funding Board has awarded almost $5 million to Southwest Washington to improve outdoor recreation and wildlife habitat. Read more… Source:…
Shillapoo South Wildlife Area near Vancouver could be reconnected to the Columbia River, says state
By The Citizen on July 26, 2025
The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife is considering a habitat-restoration project that would reconnect the 1,000-plus-acre Shillapoo South Wildlife Area to the Columbia River…
Wahkiakum considers $1 ticket increase after state reduces ferry funds
By The Citizen on July 21, 2025
Wahkiakum County leaders say the state is decreasing its Columbia River ferry operation funding by about $150,000 over the next two years. Read more… Source:…
Columbia Basin’s salmon are in hot water, literally, says report from Save Our Wild Salmon
By The Citizen on July 11, 2025
Environmental group Save Our Wild Salmon released its first Columbia River Hot Water Report of the year Wednesday, as water temperatures throughout the basin this…
After six years, 32,000 boulders and $172M, the Columbia River jetty rehab is almost done
By The Citizen on July 3, 2025
CLATSOP SPIT — For most of the past two years, Jesse Allen has worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week operating a crane…