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“It's an intact, functioning ecosystem of Palouse plants so the worm was where it should be.”

Native, possibly giant, earthworm science in the Pacific Northwest is advancing with the discovery of two new specimens from opposite sides of the interior Columbia River basin. via KLEW-TV Lewiston

“It seems like I've found a couple a year since I bought the property in 1991”

University of Idaho soil scientist Jodi Johnson-Maynard, an associate professor in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, said an earthworm that was most likely a giant Palouse earthworm was found in ... via Science Daily

“Suffice it to say that in order to undertake (the shootings) this person would have to be somewhat familiar with the trapping methods used there and the operation of the traps”

One of several cages used to trap sea lions is removed on the Columbia River near Bonneville Dam in North Bonneville, Wash., Monday, May 5, 2008. via HendersonvilleNews.com

One captured sea lion sits at left as another is prepared for removal on the Columbia River near Bonneville Dam in North Bonneville, Wash., on Thursday. via Charleston Daily Mail

April 25: Mardi Gras Indian Shaka, left, of the Yellow Pocahontas performs with Brother Mohammed during the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans. via Fox News

By JOSEPH B. FRAZIER The Associated Press Updated 04/25/08 - 8:41 AM Don Ryan Crews work to move a captured sea lion into another cage on the Columbia River near Bonneville Dam in North Bonneville, Wash., ... via Rock Hill Herald

Federal attorneys have filed suit against the owners of the Bonneville Hot Springs Resort in Washington's Skamania County, alleging they violated the Clean Water Act and trespassed on federal land. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“But we're spending literally hundreds of millions of dollars in spilling water over dams and upgrading hatcheries to restore salmon runs. And the sea lions are killing at least 4.2 percent of all the fish that arrive at the dam.”

Previously: Federal authorities granted permission to Washington, Idaho and Oregon authorities to shoot California sea lions that won't stop eating salmon congregating in the Columbia River just below ... via The Columbian

“This was all rock. It's nothing like the oozing mudslide in Stevenson.”

An entire stand of timber, 30 acres in size, was suddenly taken out by a landslide. via Earth Frenzy Radio

“We've lost a little bit of owl habitat, but it's pretty minimal in the scope of things”

A huge landslide tumbled off Greenleaf Peak north of North Bonneville sometime during the past several weeks. via The Columbian

Elk feed on alfalfa hay spread throughout a valley west of Mount St. Helens. An overpopulation of elk on Mount St. via Knowledge is Power

Bonneville Hot Springs Retreat 11/11/07--North Bonneville, Washington Song #3 "Land of the Free" by Jay Russo & General Strike PLAY VIDEO "Land of the Free" by Jay Russo & General Strike - * * * * Jay Russo * * ... via Rogue Valley IMC

“I do not think that love is immoral. In any shape, form or package, it is the only thing that saves us. ? Love is good, not immoral.”

Thursday, November 22, 2007 compiled by Columbian staff Adapt for our survival A population's ability to survive depends on how well it can adapt to its host environment. via The Columbian

“The picture that emerges is not pretty, but it is hopeful”

Salmon that average 2-3 feet in length, pass through the fish ladder at Bonneville Dam in North Bonneville, Wash., in this April 10, 2001 file photo. via Bellingham Herald

Saturday, October 13, 2007 By KATHIE DURBIN, Columbian staff writer Visitors to the Columbia River Gorge would pay to use some recreation sites that are now free, including two popular trails in western ... via The Columbian

“It depends, really, on the scale of the impact. If it's a large impact, they're likely going to have to mitigate on site.”

It may not look like much now, but an old cattle pasture now owned by the Port of Vancouver will some day soon become a wetland mitigation bank. via The Columbian