6 February 2012, 1:37 pm
MY TURN | Why gamble with Port Gamble Bay?Kitsap SunPort Gamble Bay is one of the largest herring spawning areas in all of Washington state. Other species such as salmon and orcas feed on herring, a keystone species that is essential to the Hood Canal ecosystem. A marina at Port Gamble isn't a n... Read More »
3 February 2012, 12:51 am
OUTDOORS COLUMN: Sol Duc River will be teeming with steelhead and anglers this ...Peninsula DailyThe Sol Duc, Bogachiel, Calawah, Clearwater, Dickey, Hoh, Quillayute and Quinault rivers are the only rivers in Washington where wild steelhead may be retained. An evening dig for razor clams is tentativ... Read More »
31 January 2012, 9:52 am
Conservancy purchases 10 acres of salmon habitatKitsap Peninsula Business JournalGreat Peninsula Conservancy purchased 10 acres of salmon habitat on Hood Canal's Big Beef Creek in late November. The parcel joins 900 acres of surrounding conserved lands, known as the Big Beef Creek Salmon Sanctua... Read More »
27 January 2012, 12:40 am
MATT SCHUBERT'S OUTDOORS COLUMN: My final column in paradisePeninsula DailyThen, just as I was 16 miles from Hood Canal Bridge, my trusty 2000 Ford Escort broke down. It was cold, it was dark and I was stuck in a packed-to-the-brim compact car at 2 am in the Kitsap Mall parking lot. The lesson: ... Read More »
26 January 2012, 1:00 am
Navy, EPA Negotiate on Kitsap Underground Storage Tanks InspectionMiddle East North Africa Financial NetworkNorthwest SILVERDALE, Wash. (NNS) -- The US Navy and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) negotiated a settlement resolving violations of the Washington State Underground Storage Tank (US... Read More »
25 January 2012, 5:27 pm
Disputes continue over Kitsap County shorelines planKitsap SunBy Christopher Dunagan PORT ORCHARD — As the Kitsap County shorelines task force wraps up its regular work, property rights advocates continue to raise questions about the need for shoreline buffers. William Palmer, president of the Kit... Read More »
23 January 2012, 9:39 pm
Go out and look for areas that rise above 1500 feetKitsap SunThe best way to check snow conditions in the lower mountains is to take a drive out to Scenic Beach or the Big Beef Bridge, or Kitsap Memorial State Park — or just about anywhere you can look west across Hood Canal. When the Olympic Nati... Read More »
20 January 2012, 5:43 pm
Lindley H. Smith, 90Kitsap SunAfter the war, while attending the University of Washington, Lindley married Georgiana (Toni) Handy. He graduated with a degree in Forestry in 1949. During his career, he worked for the US Forest Service, the Puget Sound Log Scaling Bureau, ...and more »... Read More »
18 January 2012, 12:58 pm
Snow expected to taper off by eveningKitsap SunBecause the roads won't have a chance to thaw overnight, Washington State Department of Transportation officials caution drivers to be careful when heading out, especially because most roads will be covered in compact snow and ice.and more &raq... Read More »
18 January 2012, 4:16 am
KOMO NewsStorm dumps over 10 inches of snow in spotsKOMO NewsSEATTLE -- After days of on-and-off snow that blanketed much of Western Washington, the Seattle metro area was finally getting its own shot of the white stuff early Wednesday morning. Snow began falling in the city before 4 am, and several... Read More »
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