Regional News

Commissioner Franz Enacts Statewide DNR Burn Ban


Jul 01, 2021
With fire danger increasing ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz has signed an order…




Applications open November 14 for hundreds of Forest Service summer jobs


Oct 20, 2017
Do you want to work in the great outdoors in the summer of 2018? With more than 100 jobs available in positions ranging from…

Area and trail closures lifted for the Diamond Creek Fire; a couple road closures remain in effect through November


Oct 20, 2017
Forest visitors, hunters and other recreationists using the Pasayten Wilderness area will be glad to learn that area and trail…

It’s snow time: Sno-Park permits go on sale Nov. 1


Oct 18, 2017
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission announced today that Sno-Park permits will be available for purchase online…

WSDA now accepting nonlethal wolf management grant applications


Oct 16, 2017
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is now accepting applications for the Northeast Washington Wolf-Livestock…

Forest Service receives $1M for repair of flood damaged roads


Oct 07, 2017
Flood repair work is planned to begin this month on six Forest Service roads located on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. …