In July, the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan was officially listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 14 years after the Center ...

Public input is being sought on a plan by the National Park Service and Washington State Transportation Department on a ...

State Route 410 serves as a gateway to Mount Rainier National Park’s east side, including access to the White River ...

The first sight Zalmai “Zeke” Zahir would see most mornings growing up in Seattle and on the Muckleshoot reservation was the white-capped grooves of Mount Rainier. A linguist, Zahir recently published ...

SEATTLE— In response to a petition and litigation by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the Mt. Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan as a threatened ...

Mount Rainier, the massive stratovolcano in Washington state, has remained dormant for over 1,000 years, but experts caution that an eruption is inevitable. If it were to erupt, the consequences ...

One of the world’s oldest national parks, Mount Rainier became part of the federal ... 410, and enter from the park's east side (Stevens Canyon or White River Entrances closed in winter).

Weather is a major factor in planning a visit to Mount Rainier. It can snow as early ... There is plenty of wildlife in the park and while black bears and mountain lions are found here, you ...