Any time of year, the Hoh rainforest on Washington's Olympic Peninsula is a lush destination. Up to fourteen feet of rain falls on the forest. Three short walks explore the area—the Hall of Mosses Trail, the Spruce Nature Trail, and the wheelchair-accessible Mini-Trail.
Olympic National Park
Facilities at Olympic National Park’s Lake Crescent Lodge are undergoing extensive renovations that are expected to be mostly complete for the 2012 spring opening.
Birding in the National Parks: Kindling An Affair For Bird-Watching
Olympic National Park offers three distinct landscapes for birders -- coastal settings, emerald rain forests, and alpine vistas.
- By Kirby Adams - February 14th, 2012 3:00am
Survey Shows Growth in Mountain Goat Population In Olympic Mountains
The mountain goat population within the Olympic Mountains of Washington state has grown by more than 100 animals to roughly 344 since 2004, according to a U.S. Geological Survey population study, which adds that the population could double in 15 years if the rate of growth stays constant.
- By NPT Staff - February 11th, 2012 3:00am
Rainforest Wander
Randy Johnson
Government Denies Responsibility In Death of Man Gored By Mountain Goat at Olympic National Park
U.S. attorneys representing the National Park Service in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a man gored to death by a mountain goat in Olympic National Park say the Park Service is not at fault nor responsible.
Whiskey Bend Road In Olympic National Park Reopens To The Public
Whiskey Bend Road, the 4.5-mile road that connects Olympic Hot Springs Road
to the Whiskey Bend trailhead in Olympic National Park, has reopened to public vehicle access.
- By NPT Staff - January 13th, 2012 3:00am
House GOP Expected To Resume Push To Exempt Border Patrol From Environmental Laws Across National Parks
When Congress returns to Washington later this month, watch for Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee to resume a push to exempt the Border Patrol from a wide variety of environmental and National Park Service regulations.
Birding in the National Parks: Chasing The Snowy Owl
The United States has been invaded. None of the presidential candidates are talking about it and I haven’t even seen it mentioned on the national news reports yet. Birders, however, are well aware of this invasion and we welcome our new owl overlords.
- By Kirby Adams - January 3rd, 2012 3:40pm
Olympic National Park To Revise Spruce Railroad Trail Expansion Project
Officials at Olympic National Park saty they will revise an environmental assessment prepared on a proposal to expand and improve the Spruce Railroad Trail along Lake Crescent and in the Sol Duc area.
- By NPT Staff - December 26th, 2011 3:00am
With Salmon Runs Ending, Work Resumes On Demolishing Dams At Olympic National Park
Call it a mix of good news and bad news. On the upside, contractors removing dams along the Elwha River at Olympic National Park are getting a two-week head start on the work. The downside is that that early start is made possible by the end of chum salmon runs up the river.
- By NPT Staff - December 18th, 2011 3:00am
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