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Posted inPolice & Fire

Search and Rescue teams prepare recovery at Sol Duc Falls after fatal fall

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson June 11, 2025June 12, 2025

The Sol Duc Falls area remains closed as Olympic National Park Search and Rescue (SAR) teams prepare to recover the body of an 18-year-old man who fell over the 50-foot waterfall on June 8. Park officials confirmed that a ranger located a completely submerged body late on June 9, pinned between the first and second […]

The SR 165 Carbon River Fairfax Bridge is a steel truss bridge supported by a lattice work of steel beams and columns.
Posted inTravel

Mount Rainier access restricted after indefinite bridge closure

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson April 17, 2025April 17, 2025
A sign welcomes visitors to the Hoh Rain Forest within Olympic NP
Posted inPolitics

Hoh Rain Forest access road repairs move forward with emergency state and community funding

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson March 19, 2025March 19, 2025
Posted inTravel

Hoh Rainforest visitors cancel plans as road damage forces indefinite closure

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson March 7, 2025March 12, 2025
Photographer Mathew Nichols has been photographing the Tree of Life for years, and recently captured the tree's slump into the cavern.
Posted inConservation

Tree of Life might near final days in Olympic National Park

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson January 13, 2025January 14, 2025
Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park
Posted inTravel

Tips for visiting the Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson December 27, 2024December 31, 2024
Wolverine photographed in Glacier National Park.
Posted inWildlife

Wolverine populations slowly recover in lower 48, which national parks they call home

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson November 6, 2024November 6, 2024
Photo of Mount Rainier reflects in a small lake at the top of the Tatoosh Range.
Posted inTravel

Mount Rainier National Park seeks feedback on timed-entry system

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson August 20, 2024August 20, 2024
Photo of smoke and burns from the Kolob Terrace Fire in Zion National Park.
Posted inNews

Fire Season Affects Western National Parks This July

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson July 29, 2024July 29, 2024

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