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The Tri-Cities’ network of ridgeline trails will soon climb Little Badger Mountain, thanks to a recent donation to Friends of Badger Mountain.
Scott Sax, president of Washington Closure Hanford, presented a check for $300,761 to the nonprofit at its recent annual meeting.
The contribution honors employees of the former Hanford contractor for their significant achievements to clean up the nuclear reservation along […]
Teacher Scott Ehrenburg helps Robert Frost fifth-graders Evelyn Miranda, left, and Santiago Garcia remove a sagebrush starter plant from a plastic sleeve Thursday during a field trip to Badger Mountain in Richland.
Some 87 students from the Pasco elementary school took part in a hands-on habitat restoration project organized by volunteers from Tapteal Greenway and Columbia Basin Native Plant Society.
The students […]
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An epic mountain trail running event is enticing hundreds of the top athletes and outdoor enthusiasts from all over the region, the U.S. and Canada, and as far away as Ecuador, to come to the Tri-Cities on March 30 and 31 to participate in the one of the most challenging and grueling foot […]
It’s no secret that Badger Mountain and new sister trail on Candy Mountain, have turned into a leading outdoor recreation destination for Eastern Washington.
The mountain parks, with their majestic views, offer more than nine miles of well-maintained trails and support year-round hiking, mountain biking, wildflowers, bird watching and stargazing.
Badger has been hiked by 200,000 people this year alone.
But keeping the […]
Fire scorched about 250 acres at Candy Mountain early Friday, prompting the evacuation of dozens of nearby homes.
One firefighter suffered an eye injury while battling the blaze, but no one else was hurt and no houses or other buildings were damaged.
By the time fire crews had the wildfire contained at 6:30 a.m., 90 percent of Candy Mountain was blackened.
The nearly […]
The City of Richland’s Explore Richland segment focused a recent episode on the brand new Candy Mountain Trail. The video includes our own Sharon Grant, plus volunteer Kent Richert.
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