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Winter storm might help snowpack
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (173+ words) A winter storm that started Tuesday and will last into today is expected to deposit snow in the Blue, Clearwater and Bitterroot mountains that all have snow accumulations well below average. The Blues and other mountains that drain into the…...
A change in migration trends
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1075+ words) PITTSBURGH " After returning from a trip Nov. 2, an Oakmont, Pa., man was surprised to find a white speck, smaller than an apple seed, on his hummingbird feeder. The rufous hummer is a roughly 3-inch-long spitfire that breeds in areas from…...
Well-named snake
1+ week, 5+ day ago (14+ words) Well-named snake'The Lewiston Tribune Gliding through the holidays Going down with the fence...
OPINION: Landslide risk mapping project is costly but crucial
2+ week, 5+ day ago (422+ words) This editorial was published in The Columbian of Vancouver, Wash. In 2014, a landslide east of Oso killed 43 people and destroyed 49 structures, including homes. The tragedy in Snohomish County ranks with the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens and the 1910 Wellington Avalanche…...
Oregon grows more Christmas trees than any other state to keep it that way
3+ week, 5+ day ago (240+ words) As Oregonians prepare for Christmas, researchers are looking into how they can keep the state's Christmas tree industry alive for decades to come. The state's mild summers and wet winters are ideal for growing popular Christmas tree species like the…...
Lewiston, Pullman tally high temps for the date
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (188+ words) Lewiston hit a balmy 65 degrees Wednesday and set a daily high temperature record for Dec 10. The previous record of 62 degrees was set in 1968. Meteorologist Rachael Fewkes of the National Weather Service at Spokane said the atmospheric river that has caused…...
OPINION: This week, we can give thanks for the fossil fuel industry
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) Just by living in 21st-century America, you have a lot to be thankful for. We've come a long way from what the Pilgrims had to celebrate at the first Thanksgiving. More than half of the settlers had died during the…...
Lewiston Tribune Podcast: Hard Times for the Iconic Snake River Sturge...
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (55+ words) Episode No. 61 Sturgeon are known for their enormous size and long lifespans. But unfortunately there have been some troubling signs for the population that lives in the lower Snake River. Joe DuPont, retiring fisheries manager for Idaho Fish and Game,…...
Lewiston Tribune Podcast: The plight of sturgeon
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (147+ words) The Tribune's Eric Barker talks with Joe DuPont, retiring fisheries manager for Idaho Fish and Game, about the plight of sturgeon in the lower Snake River in episode No. 61 of the Lewiston Tribune ... Lewiston Tribune Podcast: The plight of sturgeon…...
PBAC’s alternative water supply project could see results next summer
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (288+ words) PULLMAN " A study that has the potential of creating an alternative water supply for the Palouse is expected to have preliminary results by next summer. Jeff Hansen, senior water resource engineer at HDR Engineering, revealed a timeline for the study…...