The old growth redwood stores more carbon than any other tree, yet, when cut down, it loses its capacity to store carbon. ... “our lungs,” our coastal temperate rain forest. Our Amazon.

The trail takes you through old farm fields and a blissfully cool forest. For an even quicker loop from the Quinault Ranger Station, take the Maple Glade Nature Trail, which is just 0.5 miles.

She and her partner Valter Ziantoni, a 41-year-old forest engineer, are experts in agroforestry—a method of growing food and other things humans need by mimicking natural ecosystems.

Rebecca Patterson thought that Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest would be the perfect place to elope. The self-described “moss and lichen aficionado” was fond of waterfall hikes close ...

The entrance to the Hoh Rain Forest is viewed on a sunny day on Sept. 15, 2021, near Forks, Wash. George Rose/Getty Images By Sam Hill , Pacific Northwest Contributing Parks Editor March 13, 2025 ...

The road to the Hoh Rain Forest has been closed since December. County officials are concerned the hiking and camping area in Olympic National Park, which drew over 450,000 visitors last year, ...