There are several national parks near Seattle, from the lush rainforests of Olympic National Park to the incredible history surrounding Fort Vancouver. Use this guide to plan your visits.

An international court published its ruling this month that the Ecuadorian government was responsible for a long list of ...

A United Nations effort is channeling more finance to communities to help them conserve, restore and sustainably manage ...

Jefferson County leaders also requested emergency funds to repair the Quinault South Shore Road that has been degrading since ...

The only road with access to the rainforest in Olympic National Park has been closed since December 2024 from a washout, with ...

A washout has closed the only access road to the Olympic National Park’s popular Hoh Rain Forest since December.

Because the Hoh Rainforest is a significant economic driver for Peninsula economies, the road repair qualifies for the funding stream. It falls under RCW 43.330.250, which defines what the money can ...

Bob Ferguson announced on Thursday that he directed the use of $623,000 from the strategic reserve account on an emergency ...

In December, the Hoh River took out Jefferson County’s Upper Hoh Road, the only vehicular access to the Hoh Rain Forest ...

FORKS, Wash. — A popular hiking and camping area inside Olympic National Park is still closed after a storm washed out several feet of the only road that can access it in December. The Hoh Rain ...

of rainforest — an area nearly twice the size of New York City — in the province of South Papua. These forests are home to a number of Indigenous tribes, including the Awyu (also spelled Auyu).