Golden larch in the Cascade Mountains of Washington. Washington is called the Evergreen State for a reason. Spanning some 22 million acres, the state's eternally emerald forests are one of its most ...

WASCO COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) — The 7,000-acre Larch Creek Fire burning in Wasco County is human-caused, the Oregon State Fire Marshal says. The fire broke out Tuesday afternoon and quickly grew into the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although the "leaf-peeping" season of late September is not as big in the Canadian Rockies, where I live, as it is in New England, ...

In the pre-gloom season just before fall storms roll in, the "Golden Week" of early October is an unsurpassed time to hike in Washington's Cascades. The supreme experience is to watch Lyall's larch ...

Staff at Larch Corrections Center will hold a town hall Thursday evening in Battle Ground as part of their efforts to keep the facility open. The Washington Department of Corrections announced June 26 ...

Almost naked last week, the larch still held enough color to stand out in the crowd of evergreens. Clusters of green needle-shaped leaves emerged during spring like a feathery fleece on the tree’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oct. 25—Autumn in western Montana is like a warm-hued sunset. Fields turn yellow in the last throes of summer heat as golden ...

DUFUR, Ore. (KTVZ) -- As new fires break out across Oregon, ones that began several days ago near full containment, including the more than 18,000-acre Larch Creek Fire in Wasco County, now 81% ...

Washington's Mount Adams is visible below a layer of smoke from the Dollar Lake wildfire as seen from Sherrard Point on Larch Mountain, Ore., on Sept. 6, 2011. (Don Ryan/AP/2011) Portland is on a ...

BATTLE GROUND — Larch Corrections Center staff highlighted the facility’s education and work programs — most notably, its partnership with the Department of Natural Resources to fight wildfires — ...

Columbia River Gorge recreationalists, next week is your last chance to take the easy route to Larch Mountain's summit. The hikers — a 24-year-old woman and three teen boys — reported ...