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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 5 |
5 stories matching forest
- Protecting the Olympic Elk
A federal official tours Washington's forests to propose the first game refuges, hoping to prevent the total loss of the state's elk population.
- The War on 'Black Spot' in Washington Orchards
A state horticulturist investigates the mysterious apple tree disease threatening the region's fruit crops.
- Inferno in the Cascades
Logging camps near Enumclaw are fighting to survive as wildfires threaten the regional timber industry.
- Corporations Used Dummies in Vast Timber Land Fraud
Corporations are using the lieu land law to snatch up millions of dollars worth of public timberland in the Pacific Northwest, leaving the honest homesteader with nothing.
- The Man Who Tried to Break Out of Jail (And Failed)
Chester Collins, a convict serving time for assault, was caught trying to escape the Thurston County jail in January. He escaped, fled to Shelton, and immediately got into trouble again—landing him back in the Walla Walla Penitentiary.