Washington’s new fishing rules pamphlet, covering the 2012-13 fishing season, is available online.
You can find it by clicking here.
The rules in the new pamphlet are effective May 1-April 30, 2013 and contains information you need to legally fish throughout the state.
With warm temperatures and partly cloudy skies in the forecast, this is a good weekend to get out and enjoy nature. If you need some extra incentive, consider these options:
National Park Week: It began yesterday and runs through April 29. It features free park admission. Mount Rainier National Park will be holding a special Junior Ranger program from noon-4 p.m. at the Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center at Paradise. You can get details by clicking here.
Washington Coast Cleanup: More than 1,000 volunteers are expected to help clean up derbis and garbage Saturday from Hobuck Beach to …
While the Lyrid meteor shower is not the biggest each year, it provides some astronomical viewing during the spring. It also is the oldest known observered shower, having been identified back at least 2,600 years. The shower is created as the Earth passes through the tail of Comet Thatcher.
The Lyrids usually producing about 20 meteors per hour at their peak, which will be Saturday night-Sunday morning this year. Observers can expect to see some meteors through Thursday.
With no moon to get in the way this year, seeing the meteors should be easier. This meteor shower can produce bright …
Sportco and the Tacoma chapter of Trout Unlimited are hosting a kids trout pond this weekend at the Fife store.
Fishing, for kids 12 and younger, will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There will be a two-fish limit per child.
Sportco is located at 4602 20th St. E., Fife.
Northwest Trek will celebrate Endangered Species Weekend Saturday and Sunday. The wildlife park will host a number of family activities honoring endangered species and teaching participants what they can do to protect these animals and their habitats.
Among the activities:
Are you Endangered?: Collect an animal card at the entrance and see if you are listed as secure or endangered by the end of your visit today.
What you can do in your backyard: Habitat loss is the number one reason that animals become endangered. Learn how to turn a yard into a habitat for local wildlife and help keep …
The fourth annual Puyallup River Cleanup, organized by the Tacoma chapter of Trout Unlimited, will be held May 12.
Volunteers are needed to help removed garbage and debris from 9 a.m.-noon that day. People who want to help should plan to meet at Johnny’s Bar & Grill, 1100 N. Meridian Ave., Puyallup, at the corner of River Road and Meridian next to Fred Meyer.
Instructions, gloves and garbage bags will be provided. The event will take place rain or shine, so dress for the weather.
In 2011, volunteers removed more than 2 tons of garbage from the banks of the …
If you can’t make it to a national park during National Park Week, tune into Planet Green Monday-April 27 at 8 p.m. The channel will be showing different shows focusing on national parks.
The shows offer insider tips and little-know facts to help plan your next trip to a national park. Here is the rundown of shows:
In Tacoma, the programs can be …
The razor clam dig set to begin Saturday has been approved after tests show clams are safe to eat.
With the state’s razor clam season nearing an end, Long Beach and Twin Harbors will be open for digging all three days, while Copalis and Mocrocks will be open Monday only.
“We have just enough clams available for harvest at Copalis and Mocrocks to offer one more weekday dig,” said Dan Ayres, coastal shellfish manager for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Ayres said he expects this to be the final dig of the season at all beaches.
“We’ll see …