The Washington Trails Association (WTA) says these cuts include hundreds of people in Region 6 (Washington and Oregon) — staff who maintain trails, clear fallen trees, enforce park rules, assist ...

About 3,400 U.S. Forest Service workers have also lost their ... to a request for comment on the number of people laid off in ...

One small step for man, and an even smaller step for Bigfoot. A new bill in California’s state legislature seeks to recognize ...

North Cascades National Park is one of the less visited national parks, but not because it’s not beautiful, but because it’s ...

Shutterstock What is the Hoh Rain Forest? The Hoh Rainforest sprawls across western Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula as ...

Salal also appears in bouquets in the U.S. during holidays and other special occasions, like weddings. While many products ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR ... California Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley says Newsom’s policies have hurt the state. “California has handled forest management and fire protection policy and water policy ...

On Monday at 8:23 a.m. a dense fog advisory was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 10 a.m. for Choctaw and Washington counties. The weather service says, "Visibility one ...

Autonomous drones could revolutionize a wide range of industries. Now, scientists have designed a drone that can weave through dense forests, dodge thin power lines in dim lighting, and even track a ...

Keep reading to discover which national forests have year-round campgrounds in Washington. This story features data reporting by Paxtyn Merten, writing by Nicole Caldwell, and is part of a series ...

Helena Wegner is a McClatchy National Real-Time Reporter covering the state of Washington and the western region. She’s a journalism graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite ...