A commercial fisher found an unusual species of crab in the Columbia River last month --- alarming wildlife officials in Oregon and Washington. OPB's April Ehrlich [[ER-lick]] has more.

Student newspapers have long been an important source of on-the-ground reporting.

Last fall, reporters at Whitman College’s student paper published an investigation into the school’s alleged mishandling of sexual violence and prevention. The students later received a cease-and-desist letter. N-W-P-B’s Susan Shain reports that the newspaper, the Whitman Wire, has now published the letter in full. (:14)

The only road into Olympic National Park's Hoh Rainforest is set to reopen this week.

KUOW's Casey Martin reports.

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Host lede: For years, tribal and state leaders have wanted to build a new reservoir near Ellensburg. Now, the Yakama Nation will help manage this area – which is also part of their ancestral homelands. [N-W-P-B’s senior environmental correspondent Courtney Flatt has the story.] [SOQ RUNTIME]

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Parts of a ranch near Ellensburg, Washington, will be the first land to be managed by the state and the Yakama Nation.

[Upper Hoh Road reopens to visitors this week; Casey Martin; KUOW; 05/05/25; Derek Wang; 050525CM_Upper Hoh Road reopens.WAV]

The main road to the Hoh Rainforest is set to reopen this week.

Washington and Oregon are among 17 states and Washington DC - filing suit against the Trump administration, over its attempt to freeze the development of wind energy. More from KNKX environment reporter Bellamy Pailthorp.

A recent viral video claimed the Port of Seattle had been reduced to a “ghost town,” sparsely populated with only a few container ships.

Looks, though, can sometimes be deceiving. The numbers from Northwest Seaport Alliance say volumes so far this year across the region are actually up compared to last year. In March, it was an 18 percent increase, partially attributed, port officials say to companies getting ready for tariffs from the Trump administration.

But those officials are also cautioning that if the trade war continues, a big slowdown is ahead with implications for consumers and companies.

KNKX's Emil Moffatt [uh-MEAL MOFF-it] caught up with one Seattle entrepreneur to ask how she’s preparing to deal with tariffs.

Oregon Parks want input on priorities for a ten-year update to their statewide trails plan. This month, trail users can share their thoughts at a series of online focus groups.