April 5, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News
One March afternoon, rain clouds parted, revealing a gentle glow onto the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge’s sloping grasslands and woodlands below. Read story
January 21, 2023, 8:30pm Clark County News
With rain and sometimes even flurries falling Saturday, it was the kind of weather that’s perfect for ducks. It was also the perfect day for drawing ducks. Read story
May 22, 2022, 12:15pm Latest News
When is a wetlands refuge not really a wetlands refuge? Read story
May 8, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
When Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge reopened May 1, visitors were likely surprised to see all the changes that have taken place. But the crew members working to remove an old aqueduct, fish ladder and water diversion infrastructure along Gibbons Creek had one of the biggest surprises. Read story
April 9, 2022, 3:57pm Clark County News
As a three-year, $31 million restoration project once described as “the largest the lower Columbia River has seen” wraps up at Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge this spring, visitors will again be able to enjoy the wild beauty of the Washougal-area refuge. Read story
April 5, 2022, 6:02am Clark County News
Clark County’s little known and hard to find Squaw Island will soon have a new name. The island is among 18 sites in Washington with geographic names considered derogatory to Indigenous women slated for renaming. Read story
October 19, 2020, 6:02am Latest News
Whether you’re craning your neck to see sandhill cranes or hoofing it down the trail for a rough-legged hawk, there are several ways and places to go bird watching close to Portland this fall. Read story
June 16, 2020, 6:05am Clark County Life
There’s a truly rare event now underway at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, and staff there do not want you to come see. Read story
May 26, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Life
RIDGEFIELD -- Samantha Zeiner wasn't a real birder until coronavirus locked down her life. Now Zeiner goes on a rural birding walk early every Tuesday morning without leaving her home turf, and streams her journey for folks who wish they could go too. Read story
May 1, 2020, 7:38pm Clark County News
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, is calling on the federal government to reopen national wildlife refuges to the public. Read story