Olympic National Park

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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
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
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
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
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
Honest trail reviews for hikers with disabilities: Travel For Good

Syren Nagakyrie felt excluded from outdoor recreation for much of their life. They told KUOW that trail developers seem to overlook how people with disabilities interact with the outdoors.
- Katie Campbell
The restored Elwha River, 'hidden gem' of the Olympic Peninsula: Travel For Good

At the north end of the Olympic Peninsula, trucks carrying massive trees rumble through the town of Port Angeles. Humans here have dramatically altered the old-growth forests that ring the snowy peaks of the mountains nearby. But residents are working to preserve what they can of this wilderness.
- Katie Campbell
Olympic Peninsula glaciers expected to disappear in the next 50 years

Devoting your life to something that is disappearing can be tough.
- John Ryan
Jumping slugs: the tiny, slimy acrobats of Northwest forests

Washington and Oregon are home to a group of rare species you’ve probably never heard of. Their name alone might horrify or delight you: the jumping slugs.
- John Ryan
New 'Twilight' book promises to rekindle vampire tourism, but pandemic could also put stake in it

The Twilight phenomenon gets an injection of fresh blood this Tuesday with the release of a new installment in the bestselling vampire saga from author Stephenie Meyer. The series of novels and subsequent hit movies spurred legions of fans to visit the fictional story's real-life setting on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. But a predicted "renaissance" in vampire tourism could be bled by the resurgent virus pandemic.
- Tom Banse

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