North Cascades

After decades of debate, grizzlies will be reintroduced to the North Cascades

The Biden administration is moving ahead with a plan to reintroduce grizzly bears, a threatened apex predator species, near a rural community in northern Washington.

An atmospheric river storm barreled into the Pacific Northwest on Sunday, bringing several days of heavy rain, most likely ending the wildfire season in many...

Federal agencies are yet again considering plans to bring grizzly bears home to the deep forested valleys of the North Cascades where they once thrived.

Threatened grizzly bears could roam again in the wildest reaches of Washington state.  The National Park Service and U.S.

In the desert near Agua Dulce, north of Los Angeles, hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail who reached mile marker 502 encountered a cistern of water that...

By 2070, the glaciers on the Olympic Peninsula, in Washington State, will have largely disappeared, according to a new study. Although some glaciers will probably remain -- albeit as tiny shells of their former selves. Since about 1900 the region has lost half of its glacier area and since 1980, 35 glaciers and 16 perennial snowfields have disappeared.

Robert Schock, a 39-year-old musician, embarked on a long-distance run in Washington's North Cascades National Park on July 31 that turned into a month-long survival ordeal. Setting out with minimal supplies and an outdated map, Robert intended a swift 20-mile run with his dog, Freddy. However, his journey ended on...

The longtime logging town of Darrington, Washington is showing how local communities re-engage with the federal forests that surround them.

A wide range of advocacy groups are opposing a Biden administration plan to release grizzly bears in a Washington forest area near rural communities.

Republican lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to allow the public more time to voice concerns with a plan to unleash grizzly bears into a forest area in Washington.

An atmospheric river storm barreled into the Pacific Northwest on Sunday, bringing several days of heavy rain, most likely ending the wildfire season in many areas and offering a bit of a reprieve for a region suffering from extreme drought.

Effort to reintroduce bears to Washington's North Cascades begins again

The megadrought in south-western North America is the worst in more than 1000 years. These images from space reveal how much the severe dry spell is changing the landscape

By 2070, the glaciers on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State will have largely disappeared, according to a new study. The loss will alter the region's ecosystems and shrink a critical source of summer water for local communities.

Pinned down and running out of food, Stephen "Otter" Olshansky scraped his way to a campground latrine, holed up inside, and prayed for a miracle.

Thanks to a relocation and culling operation, mountain goats that threatened the safety of hikers trying to pee in peace are no longer a concern.

Grizzly bears will be reintroduced to Washington state's North Cascade mountain range, federal agencies say — a decision that followed years of bitter debate.

A recent local town hall hosted by federal officials to hear feedback for a proposal to release grizzly bears in Washington got heated when residents spoke in opposition to the plan.