Snowboarders Derek Tyndall and Thomas Dale called 911 about 4:30 p.m. Sunday to say they were lost in blizzard-like conditions on Mount Rainier. Officials were in touch with them this morning, and they reported being cold but otherwise OK, the park reported.
Ingrid Nixon has been hired as the new chief of interpretation at Mount Rainier National Park.
Ingrid Nixon has been hired as the new chief of interpretation at Mount Rainier National Park. Ingrid Nixon, who is working at Denali National Park in Alaska, will be in charge of the park’s interpretive ranger staff, volunteer/outreach program, education program and social media.
Mount Rainier climbing fees will increase by $1 next year to $44 for adults and $31 for those 24 and younger, park officials announce this morning.
Mount Rainier National Park has started closing roads as snow is now falling as low as Longmire.
College students planted 72 seedlings at Mount Rainier National Park Thursday, part of an unofficial memorial to Margaret Anderson, the law enforcement ranger shot and killed Jan. 1 while protecting the park.
A treatment plant operator at Mount Rainier National Park has been charged with illegally dumping 200,000 gallons of sewage into the Nisqually River.
James Barber admitted in federal court Friday that he diverted 200,000 gallons of sewage from a treatment plant at Mount Rainier National Park into the Nisqually River, but the 52-year-old man said he’s been made a scapegoat.
A treatment plant operator at Mount Rainier National Park has been charged with illegally dumping 200,000 gallons of sewage into the Nisqually River.
Rangers recovered a body Monday from the base of a cliff below Ricksecker Point at Mount Rainier National Park. The injuries are consistent with a fall from a great height, the park said in a release.
Can you hear me now? The odds aren’t very good if you are trying to make a cell phone call at Mount Rainier National Park. There are places where you can make calls: the summit (sometimes), Sunrise (almost always) and standing next to the stop sign at Paradise (depending on your carrier).
The National Park Service today released the recommendations made by a board of review the investigated the circumstances surrounding the slaying of Ranger Margaret Anderson on Jan. 1. The board met in mid-May to examine what happened and identify any lessons that could be learned to enhance protection of employees and the public.
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