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May 12, 2022

Climb of a Lifetime: Lessons from Climbing Mount Rainier

As soon as we arrived at Paradise, a thousand thoughts occupied my mind: Did I pack too much? What if an avalanche happens and I get caught? After months of reflecting on my time on “The Mountain,” it became clear that the mental aspect was, indeed, the most difficult part...
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April 12, 2022

Sneak Peek: Live Packages at the 2022 Auction for the Parks

To whet your appetite for Auction for the Parks on April 30, we’ve pulled together a sneak peek of some of the packages that will be featured in our live auction. Take note and be ready to bid – from spending a day as a glacial ecologist to a four-night...
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March 29, 2022

Your Gifts in Action: Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems at Mount Rainier

Get an in-depth look at the aquatic ecosystems of Mount Rainier, and see how your support helps enable monitoring and restoration efforts to keep them healthy.
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March 8, 2022

Learning from the Waters: Natural History of Olympic National Park

This Women's History Month, we're featuring articles by incredible women in our park community. This week, learn about the natural history of Olympic National Park from the perspective of the water with naturalist and sea kayak guide Chelsea Behymer.
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March 3, 2022

Meet the Wily and Wonderful Cascade Red Fox on World Wildlife Day

With its twitching nose, dainty trot, and appealing expression, a more charming creature than the Cascade red fox is hard to imagine. But its charisma, coupled with that famous foxy cleverness, has led to trouble for this adorable mountain mammal. Learn about efforts to protect Cascade red foxes in Mount...
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March 1, 2022

Celebrating Women’s History Month in Washington’s National Parks

During Women's History Month, we join our park partners in exploring the stories of women of all cultural backgrounds and traditions who have engaged in civic life throughout American history, as well as the many women who serve or have served as leaders, trailblazers, and pioneers in stewardship of public...
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February 22, 2022

Meet Our Creative Partners

We are fortunate to have a host of talented creative professionals who donate their images and videos of the sights, tranquility and power of our cherished Mount Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic National Parks. Meet the photographers and videographers who help us bring our parks to you.
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February 15, 2022

Wildlife in Winter: Coping with Cold

What’s life like for the wildlife of Washington’s parks when instead of fun, winter brings hardship? Creatures of the high country must cope with bitter temperatures, fierce storms, little access to food, and some of the highest snow accumulations in the country. Learn how do they do it.
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February 1, 2022

Celebrating Black History Month with Washington's National Park Fund

Black History Month is a special time set aside to acknowledge, to reflect on, and to be inspired by the history, the culture, and the contributions of Black Americans to our country and to the world. National parks play a fundamental role in preserving and documenting the achievements, contributions, resilience,...
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