ODFW uses helicopters to drop tens of thousands of baby trout into Cascade Range backcountry lakes. Here's how they do it.

The U.S. Geological Survey said it and other agencies were monitoring the situation and would issue additional alerts "as needed." ...

MT. RAINIER, Wash. — A swarm of small earthquakes was detected at Mount Rainier Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO) and the Pacific Northwest ...

Significant Cascade Mountain Peaks. Mount Rainier: Mt. Rainier stands 14,411 ft. and is the highest peak in the Cascade Range, and in Washington state. This active stratovolcano is the most ...

It's been a busy start to Oregon's wildfire season, but with rain in the forecast, what can we expect for the rest of the ...

U.S. Forest Service geologist Gordon Grant calls it a “geologic gift.” University of Oregon earth scientist Leif Karlstrom described it as “a big water tower” at the top of the mountains ...

SEATTLE — Mount St. Helens stood silent for over a century in Washington’s Cascade Range, but that all changed 45 years ago when the sleeping giant woke up and erupted into Pacific Northwest ...

While studying the volcanic landscape of the Cascade Range north of the California border, Oregon scientists recently discovered something they did not expect: an aquifer containing much more ...

A blue highlighted area along the Cascade Range marks the location of the winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service in this screenshot taken on Nov. 28, 2023.

'Geologic gift': One of world's largest aquifers is buried below Oregon's Cascade Range. Zach Urness, Salem Statesman Journal. Sat, February 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM UTC. 13 min read.

Oregon’s Cascade Range mountains were built by volcanoes and are typically divided into two regions: the western Cascades, with older river-carved slopes and valleys, and the high Cascades ...