On Monday, Sept. 1, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) released an update on the rash of fires started after a "significant" lightning storm set pockets of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest ablaze last ...

Aug. 29—"Significant" lightning led to over a dozen fires in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest this week, according to a news release posted by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Thursday. The ...

The Gifford Pinchot National Forest and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area have issued restrictions on campfires, smoking and other activities due to increased wildfire risk. “Fire season ...

Students walk into the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Science and Learning Center at Coldwater in May 2023. Fired probationary workers from the monument and surrounding Gifford Pinchot ...

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Washington authorities recovered human remains from a shallow grave near Mount Rainier National Park this weekend. A man who ...

Photo taken: April 3, at Falls Creek Falls in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Skamania County. Photographer’s description: “The gate to the trailhead had just been opened so I made my way out to ...

Washington State Animal Response Team (WASART) says they were able to rescue a dog that had fallen 130 feet off a cliff to a ledge below in Southern Washington. The dog, named Donny, was found on a ...

GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST — Craving a novel Evergreen State adventure this summer? Saddle up your bike and ride the Loowit Tier, a 197-mile mountain bike route in the state’s southern Cascades ...

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Staff fired from the Gifford Pinchot National Forest returned to work Monday, following weeks of uncertainty after the federal government’s mass firings earlier this year. Amanda Brewer was fired in ...