Yakima Herald

A record fourth year of drought in the Yakima basin is likely. Here's a look at some projects that could help

Snowpack is the third-lowest on record in Washington, after the drought years of 2005 and 2015. The situation puts more attention on the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan, a long-term framework ...
usace.army.mil

Yakima Delta Leadership Team Advances Bateman Island Causeway Removal

In a major milestone, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Walla Walla District, in partnership with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Yakama Nation, the Washington ...
KREM

Yakama Nation works to protect sacred huckleberries from invasive species, overharvesting

YAKIMA, Wash. — A sacred resource for the Yakama Nation is under threat from two fronts: an invasive pest spreading through native lands and commercial overharvesting that has strained the fragile ...

85-year-old Bateman causeway is history. How the river looks now

The causeway with a walking path onto Bateman Island at the confluence of the Yakima and Columbia rivers is history. Work is ...
The Olympian

Eastern WA man sentenced for illegally selling up to 42 elk carcasses

A Yakima County man has been sentenced to jail and must pay $7,000 in restitution for illegally selling what could be as many as 42 elk carcasses, according to the Washington state Department of Fish ...