KENNEWICK, Wash. – The Coyote Canyon Mammoth Site provides an exciting opportunity for those interested in ancient history to participate in an active paleontology dig. Located just south of Kennewick near the Horse Heaven Hills, the site allows visitors to explore where a Columbian mammoth is being unearthed.

Cooper Evans, who has volunteered at the site for nearly two years, shared his enthusiasm for the work.

“I’ve always been interested in dinosaurs and stuff like that. Not so much in ice age history, although that has always fascinated me,” Evans said. “I’ve always been interested in big, scaly things.”

The site operates as a non-profit educational organization, offering local students and teachers the chance to engage in laboratory and field-based research in paleontology, geolo

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