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Interstate 90: A guide to plenty of fishing fun from Seattle to the Washington-Idaho border

Blog post | May 15, 2026
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Thurston County business pleads guilty to illegal sale of elephant ivory figurine

News release | May 15, 2026
Day in the Methow
Photo by Kevin Puzey

WDFW extends special hunt application submission deadline to May 27

News release | May 14, 2026
Streaked Horned Lark
Photo by WDFW

WDFW seeks public comment on draft status review of streaked horned lark

News release | May 13, 2026
Brown falcon perched on the end of a tree branch.
Photo by Bill Hebner

Protecting Washington’s cliff-nesting raptors through shared stewardship

Blog post | May 12, 2026
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Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to hold special Fish and Big Tent committee meetings on May 14

News release | May 8, 2026
Close up of golden mussels attached to watercraft.
Photo by ODFW

Golden mussels prohibited in Washington after Oregon interception

Blog post | May 7, 2026
Bottomfishing
Photo by Victor Gonzalez

WDFW invites public feedback on 2027-2028 coastal recreational bottomfish fisheries and optional Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco) halibut fishing dates in June

News release | May 7, 2026
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Rainbow trout lost to botulism at Eells Springs Fish Hatchery

WDFW statement | May 6, 2026
An adult and two children holding up shrimp and smiling.
Photo by AJ Porter

Recreational spot shrimp fisheries will not open in several Puget Sound marine areas; some non-spot shrimp fisheries will open on June 1

News release | May 5, 2026
A male and a female stand on a rock outcropping, both looking out at the view of forest and a river in the far distance.

Where eagles soar, biologists have to hike to

Blog post | May 5, 2026
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March/April Director’s Bulletin

Director's bulletin | May 5, 2026