More than 1 billion birds will migrate south along the Pacific Flyway this autumn. Thousands will stop in the Willamette Valley and call the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge home for the ...

Goose hunting season opens Saturday in Southwest Washington, continuing the annual balancing act of harvesting birds from the plentiful subspecies while minimizing the kill of the long-suffering dusky ...

Question-and-answer with Josie Finley, visitor services manager for the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Complex: Columbian: Have there been any recent changes to the hunt structure, or any new ...

I hunkered down with my dog in heavy brush in a corner of the pond that the geese liked to use as an escape route. From my position I could not see the geese that were gathered at the far end of the ...

In a sunny meadow near the top of Pigeon Butte, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Molly Monroe hunkers down to check a wildflower for signs of insect damage — and she’s delighted when she finds ...

In Clark, Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties, the season is Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from Nov. 13 to 28 and Dec. 8 to Jan. 30. Christmas and New Year's Day are closed. At Ridgefield National ...