State Department of Transportation crews will be closing the safety rest area on state Route 7 near Elbe for two days this week.
INSIDE OUR PARKS Washington’s National Park Fund will hold its annual fundraiser auction May 11. Proceeds from the event will support programs and events at Mount Rainier, Olympic and North Cascades national parks.
This will be the last week to enjoy the snowplay area and take part in guided snowshoe walks at Paradise.
A board of review will meet today at Mount Rainier National Park to study a series of searches this winter in hopes of improving visitor safety.
Lee Taylor, the chief of interpretation and education at Mount Rainier National Park the last three years, was named superintendent Tuesday at San Juan Island National Historical Park.
Lee Taylor, who has been chief of interpretation and education at Mount Rainier National Park, today has been named superintendent at San Juan Island National Historical Park.
Two Mount Rainier National Park climbing rangers were among those presented Department of the Interior Valor Awards last week by department secretary Ken Salazar in Washington, D.C.
While we deal with the last weeks of winter, the Mount Rainier National Park Associates already is planning work parties for the spring and summer.
The current forecast from the National Weather Service is calling for bitter cold temperatures and high winds on Mount Rainier this week, pushing the wind chill by Tuesday night and Wednesday to -50 degrees and colder.
Eric Anderson, the husband of Mount Rainier National Park law enforcement ranger Margaret Anderson, who was shot and killed on New Year’s Day, today issued a thank you note.
Money contained in the 2013 budget proposed by the president would allow continued expansion of two favorite South Sound natural areas.
When the sky is clear and the snowfields sparkle under the brilliant sun, Paradise lives up to its reputation as one of the best places to play in the snow. The area attracts sledders, skiers, snowshoers, campers, climbers and those just looking to throw a snowball or two.
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