I finally made it to the Hoh Rain Forest at Olympic National Park in Washington-and not for lack of trying. On two previous attempts, I’d been thwarted by construction and a road washout from flooding ...

Travel + Leisure highlighted the Hoh Rain Forest and Hurricane Ridge as two highlights of the route, while mentioning the ...

Washington State Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove signed a commissioner’s order Tuesday that will conserve 77,000 acres of state forests. The 77,000 protected acres include more than 10,000 acres of ...

The more than 40 million acres of state trust lands across the West include agricultural fields and natural recreation areas, mines and wind farms, tidal flats and forests. Under federal rules ...

An executive order by Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove has put 77,000 acres of older forests off-limits to logging. “What we're doing today is the largest forest conservation ...

The move is in line with promises Dave Upthegrove made while campaigning and follows a pause on some logging sales he imposed after taking office. Washington State Standard is part of States Newsroom, ...