eastern Washington

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has scheduled a host of prescribed burns for the eastern portion of the state for the month of April. The burns will take place on WDFW wildlife areas in an effort to reduce the risk of future wildfires as well as reduce the severity of wildfires when they occur ...

In an effort to help stop wildfires before they become large and unmanageable, Tom Dent has once again proposed legislation allowing for the creation of Rangeland Fire Protection Associations in Washington. The Moses Lake Representative said RFPAs would be different from fire districts, since they would not have taxing authority and would be made up of volunteers interested in attacking a fire wh

The Washington state Department of Natural Resources has launched the process of establishing the harvest levels for forested state lands on both sides of the Cascades for the next ten years. State law requires that DNR set a sustainable harvest level, the volume of timber scheduled for sale during the next decade, so that the 2 ...

Earlier this fall, the Washington state department of Natural Resources released its 2020 Forest Action Plan, which out lined more than 100 priority actions to improve and conserve forests across the state. Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz said this updated Forest Action Plan, builds on existing work taking place on the east side of the state, and adds in the unique needs of western Wash

Every ten years, the federal government takes a census of the people. Not only does it give everyone an idea which communities grew in population and which shrank, but it also determines where important federal assistance goes, and what regions are eligible for grants and other opportunities for another decade ...

Ask the University of Washington, and they’ll tel you that the upcoming wildfire season, does not appear to be dire. “Looking at all the best models and, you know, I’m looking at the European Center and some of the really, the best tools we have," said UW professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Cliff Mass. "None of them s ...

CHERRY CREEK MEDIA HAS TEAMED UP WITH BORRELL AND ASSOCIATES TO PRESENT TO THE BUSINESSES OF EASTERN WASHINGTON A FREE MARKETING WEBINAR CALLED “CRISIS MARKETING – THE GRAND REOPENING ON MAY 20TH AT 9:30AM. THIS MARKETING WEBINAR WILL FEATURE GORDEN BORRELL, CORY ELLIOTT AND JIM BORRELL NATIONALLY KNOW MARKETING AND ADVERTISING EXPERTS FROM BORRELL ASSOCIATES. THE ...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation said it will award over $1 million in new and renewing scholarships to college students this spring.  To be eligible for a WAEF scholarship, students much have a tie to Washington’s tree fruit industry, either having been raised in a family whose primary source of income is derived from the tree fruit industry or who are pursuing a college degree with plan

Tuesday evening, 4-H honored Eastern Washington representative Cathy McMorris-Rodgers.  McMorris-Rodgers was given the Distinguished Alumni Medallion Award during the organization’s 10th anniversary Legacy Award Gala.  She also joined fellow Distinguished 4-H Alumni Medallion winners Bob Baffert and Ericka Flanigan, discussing how 4-H shaped their lives.   McMorr...