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Gardening

Molbak’s Events, Workshops Offer Free, Fun Advice

If you are like me, you don’t have a clue about how to garden. If something grows under your watch, you count yourself lucky. Well, an easy way to get more schooled in the ways of gardening is to tap into Molbak’s many free and fun events and workshops offered throughout the calendar. If you […]

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Outdoor Activities

MA 7 Report

When you think Salmon fishing, you may think of crusty curmudgeon’s in raingear. But more and more, you’re seeing women come into their own in the sport. Driving the boat, running gear, landing and netting…the ladies of today can do it all. It’s great to see, as the more people who are involved in sportfishing, […]

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Environment

Deer ‘translocation’ supports recovery effort

Cathlamet, Wash. – To support the recovery of the endangered Columbian white-tailed deer, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will translocate up to 35 Columbian white-tailed deer from Puget Island, Washington to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-tailed Deer in 2014. An additional 10 to 20 […]

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Outdoor Activities

Favorite hikes

ActiveLifestylesNW.com invites you to explore our Great Northwest trails. Here are three of our favorite Northwest hikes: Catherine Creek Interpretive Trail, located in Washington the east end of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, is the ideal place to walk your dog while viewing spectacular gorge scenery.  For Columbia River views, hike the one-mile […]

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Outdoor Activities

Favorite hikes

ActiveLifestylesNW.com will feature a different Northwest hike each week in Oregon and Washington. To start off, here are three of our favorite Northwest hikes: Catherine Creek Interpretive Trail, located in Washington the east end of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, is the ideal place to walk your dog while viewing spectacular gorge scenery.  […]

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Outdoor Activities Uncategorized

NMTA buys Northwest Paddling Festival

The Northwest Marine Trade Association recently bought the Northwest Paddling Festival, the region’s largest event dedicated to the increasingly popular recreation. The acquisition follows recent efforts by the Seattle-based trade group to widen its footprint within the industry. “NMTA represents the boating interests of everything from stand-up paddleboards to superyachts,” NMTA president George Harris said […]

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Conference to focus on workers 50 and older

With clear demographic metrics quantifying the potential of people 50 and older (50+) to stimulate economic growth through entrepreneurship, a national conference based on the theme “Over 50, Start anew!” and bringing together thought leaders from business, government, education, and non-profits will convene November 7-8, 2013, at The Westin Washington, DC, City Center Hotel. Participants […]