Thurston County

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has scheduled prescribed burns for the Thurston County area this summer.  The Department said the goal of these burns, which will start as early as July 1st is to restore prairie habitat on three wildlife area units.   ...

The Washington Department of Ecology has expanded the drought emergency declared in April.  Ecology declared drought for the Yakima Basin watersheds on April 8, while issuing a drought advisory for Puget Sound region and portions of the Central and North Cascades.  Since t...

On Friday, the Colvin family, along with NRCS leadership, presented Marty Chaney with the Colvin Ranch Conservation Partner Award.  Chaney was recognized for more than 20 years of collaboration and partnership.   “We’ve been very happy to work with Colvin Ranch for longer than the 20 years of the conservation easement,” said Natural Resource Conservation Service Acting State Conservationist David

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife wants to hear your thoughts on 20 proposed public land acquisitions that the Department says could contribute to fish and wildlife conservation and as well as public access.  The proposals encompass about 13,749 acres with acquisitions in Asotin, Benton, Douglas, Jefferson, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, Pacific, and Thurston counties.  The pr

Small but mighty, the spongy moth can do some major damage to trees and shrubs not only in Washington state but across the country.

The Washington state veterinarian, Dr. Amber Itle, has confirmed Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease in two rabbits in one house in Thurston County.  This is the state's second confirmed detection of RHDV2 this year following a King County case in May.  Wi...

Thanks to $6.4 million provided by the state legislature, throughout 2021 the Washington State Department of Agriculture allocated grant funding to over 80 food assistance organizations statewide. The WSDA’s Hector Castro, said the supplemental capacity grants were intended to help serve communities more effectively. "The f ...

On Friday, the Washington Department of Ecology announced that it had secured nearly $3.6 million in federal National Coastal Wetlands Conservation grants to protect about 725 acres of coastal wetlands in Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, and Whatcom counties. Coastal wetl ...

North Central Washington investigators are asking for your helping as they try to track down apples brought to the Bridgeport area by Governor Jay Inslee over the weekend. During his Saturday trip to witness the devastation from area wildfires, the Governor brought apples from western Washington ...

Yelm is currently home to the largest FFA chapter in the U.S. We asked Matt Mounts how their Thurston County chapter got so large.         If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...