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  Federal protection sought for Olympic Peninsula marmots

  Environmentalists are suing the Trump administration to protect an animal found only on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula.

  • John Ryan
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  Smoke, sprinklers, aluminum foil: Fighting fire on the Olympic Peninsula

  Extreme heat launched the Bear Gulch Fire across 2,000 additional acres of forest on Tuesday and Wednesday, pouring thick smoke on the Hood Canal communities of Hoodsport and Skokomish, Washington.

  • John Ryan
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  'Look a cougar in the eye' and other surprising PNW hiking safety tips

  What should you do if you encounter a cougar on a mountain trail or in your own backyard? The answer might surprise you.

  • Stephen Howie
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  Witness recounts cougar attack of 4-year-old, rescue by dad in Olympic National Park

  A 4-year-old boy was dragged from a popular trail by a cougar Sunday on Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. A New Jersey man visiting the Northwest with his wife recalls what it was like to witness the aftermath of the attack.

  • Stephen Howie
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  Main road into Hoh Rainforest set to reopen this week after months-long closure

  The main road into the Hoh Rainforest is set to reopen on Thursday after being closed since December.

  • Casey Martin
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  Washington state eyes disaster declaration to reopen Olympic Park’s Hoh Rainforest

  In December, the Hoh River took out Jefferson County’s Upper Hoh Road, the only vehicular access to the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center, campground, picnic area, and trailheads. The county’s efforts to get federal aid for emergency repairs have failed, for lack of a disaster declaration.

  • John Ryan
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  Almost all of the 300 mountain goats moved from Olympics to the Cascades have died

  Starting in 2018, state and federal officials began moving over 300 mountain goats from the Olympic Peninsula to the North Cascades. It was a joint project with local tribes, the Olympic National Park, Washington Fish and Wildlife, and the U.S. Forest Service. Now, more than five years later, reporting from the Everett Herald indicates the project has had mixed success.

  • Hans Anderson
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  Olympic National Park cabins demolished before they fall into Pacific Ocean

  Construction crews started removing seven cabins from a crumbling bluff in the thin strip of Olympic National Park that hugs the Pacific Coast on Monday.

  • John Ryan
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  As the Northwest spring arrives, so do anxieties over water for farming, and summer wildfires

  Federal, state and regional officials are worried about Washington state’s snowpack in the Olympics and Cascades

  • Anna King
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  Fire destroys Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge

  The Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge, a popular destination in Olympic National Park, caught fire Sunday, May 7. Park officials say the structure appears to be a complete loss.

  • Diana Opong

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