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The article highlights several research projects underway at national parks around the U.S., which include the Olympic National Park in Washington, Yosemite National Park in California, and Everglades National Park in Florida. Details on several projects, including dam removal, forests altered by fire, and restoration of the river of grass, are discussed. The research projects conducted within the parks aim to help conserve the ecosystems.

In 2022, a group of scientists published a study showing that, while most Washington razor clams carry NIX, those at Kalaloch are infected with roughly 10 to 1,000 times more bacteria than clams elsewhere. Bumper crops of baby clams occasionally pockmarked the sand; in 2015, for instance, the Park Service estimated that a whopping 138 million young clams settled on Kalaloch. A Clam Conundrum: Olympic National Park's razor clam population has been struggling for years. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the court case Chadd v. United States of America, National Park Service which deals with the death of Robert Boardman, the husband of plaintiff Susan Chadd who was killed by a mountain goat at the Olympic National Park. It mentions on the discretionary function exception under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) which gives immunity to National Park Service under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) on the alleged negligence in management of aggressive wildlife in the park.

The article focuses on the issue of poaching in the forests of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. It states that several pillagers try to steal moss, salal, fir boughs and other temperate rainforest plants from the Olympic National Park of Washington and mentions about the threats faced by investigating officers from illegal traffickers in forest products trade. It informs that some landowners in the rain forest have deployed private contractors for controlling poachers and also discusses the harvesting and the trade of timber and forest products which take place at the Olympic Peninsula. It also mentions about the impact of poaching on the environmental and labor conditions of this region.

The article reports on the adventure sports one can enjoy in several national parks. It offers information on the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona and reports that the park is allowing 2,613 more mule rides this year. It offers information on the Parunuweap Canyon Wilderness located in the Zion National Park in Utah. It reports that July or August is the best time to visit Olympic National Park in Washington D.C. and the Crater Lake National Park in Oregon.

The article discusses the author's opinions and experiences in Olympic National Park in Washington. For more than a decade, the author made home to the park, which started as pursuance of his career in nature sound-recording. The park is located at the northwest corner of the U.S., and features glacier-capped mountains, rainforest and seashore. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Explores Olympic National Park in Washington State. Circumstance of nature and human restraint that have made the park what it is today; Accessible diversities in the park from ocean, rain forest and mountains; Establishment of the park as a nature preserve in 1897 by President Grover Cleveland; Tug-of-war between those who wanted to preserve the park and those who wanted to use its resources; Poachers who scalp the forest of its rare mosses, ferns and red cedar trees; Spotted owl wars in the history of the Pacific Northwest; Draft of plan describing how the National Park Service intends to manage Olympic National Park in the future.

Features the national parks in Seattle, Washington. Mount Rainier National Park; Olympic National Park; San Juan Island National Historical Park.

Presents an article on the Olympic National Park in Washington. Landscape of the park; Life in the park; Type of wood that can be found in the park. INSET: OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WA.

Reports on the impact of mountain goats on the Olympic National Park. History on the introduction of mountain goats into the Olympic Range as game animals; Estimated goat population at the park and the adjoining Olympic National Forest; Characteristics of mountain goats.

The article discusses the Olympic National Park in Washington. The Olympic Peninsula, at the core of which lies the Park, has been fairly called America's last frontier. Warm, moisture-laden air drifting in from the Pacific rises and cools as it strikes the western slopes of the Olympic range. Spring comes late in the mountain meadows. At five thousand feet, snow lies on the northern slopes and the massed flowers reach their peak of bloom. Among the trees near timberline another struggle is apparent. It is not for light but for shelter. Groves of seedlings grow up in the protection of one old tree and there are several hundreds of trees in a single clump.

The article presents a reprint of the article "Pirates of the rainforest" by Gregg Bleakney which appeared in the July/August 2012 issue of the "Sierra." It presents information on the Olympic National Park located in Washington State. It also discusses the deformities in the imposition of laws in the national park to minimize poaching which has led to decline of several plant species found only in the park habitat.

Explores Olympic National Park. Three hikes that reveal Olympic's diverse habitats; Olympic National Park as one of the last undisturbed salmon habitats in the Pacific Northwest; Busting plant poachers; Restoring the Elwha River's ecosystem.

Recommends several forest areas for big tree viewing in the U.S. Coconino National Forests in Arizona; Great Smokey Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee; Olympic National Park in Washington.

Offers information on activities for tourists in national parks in the United States. Use of llamas in Yellowstone to carry camping gear for tourists; Description of the Jordan Pond House restaurant in Acadia National Park in Maine; Seminars at the Olympic National Park on Pacific Northwest arts and culture.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including one on Olympic National Park, the other on Glen Echo Park in Maryland and the third on Essex Heritage Area in Massachusetts.

The article features the Olympic National Park in Washington. Famous for its rain forests, the western side of the Olympic Mountains receives nearly 14 feet of precipitation a year. Several river valleys, including the Quinault, Queets, Hoh and Bogachiel, support its unique rain-dependent ecosystems. With more than 3,000 miles of rivers and streams and hundreds of lakes, the park features some of the best steelhead, salmon and trout habitat in the world.

Describes the Olympic National Park in Washington State. Guidelines for hiking in the area; Outdoor activities; Local food specialty.

Describes the Olympic National Park in Washington State. Specimens of several species of trees; Blending of sitka spruce with redwood forests.

Discusses national parks with best birding sites in the U.S. Big Bend National Park in Texas; Everglades National Park in Florida; Haleakala National Park in Hawaii; Olympic National Park in Washington; Acadia National Park in Maine; Fort Jefferson National Monument in Florida.

On Olympic National Park, a narrow but well-marked trail gives hikers access to the park's highest plateau, an exposed and windy stretch known as Grand Ridge. Starting in a glade of mountain hemlock and lodgepole pine, the trail rises above the forest and runs along a meadow that, when I passed through recently, was covered with wildflowers: purple lupine, red columbine, white wild carrot, all blossoming in a field of green. Passing the meadow, the trail gains altitude via some tightly carved switchbacks over loose dry scree on its way above treeline and the summit of Elk Mountain. Elk Mountain is not a peak so much as a rocky, tundra-covered ridge, maybe five feet wide, from which the land falls away in great sweeping voids. To the north, the mountains tumble down toward the coast of the Olympic Peninsula, the shimmering Strait of Juan de Fuca and, just at the extreme line of sight, the hazy blue hills of Vancouver Island. To the south, across deep timbered valleys, the view gives on to a succession of jagged peaks known as the Needles and the thick, gleaming ice field atop Mount Olympus. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article highlights the Olympic National Park in Washington State. The park boasts over 3,000 miles of rivers and streams, 60 named glaciers, wildflowers, surf, and fauna like mountain goats and elk. The Ozette Lake is the third-biggest lake in the state, located in the northern end of the park's coastal strip. Visitors can paddle to the Erickson's Bay campsite, on the lake's western shore.

The article features national parks in the United States that national-park experts go to escape the masses. They include the Yosemite National Park in California, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, Olympic National Park in Washington, Acadia National Park in Maine, Denali National Park in Alaska, Joshua Tree National Park in California, Yellowstone National Park, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee.

The article presents a quiz challenging the reader to identify a photograph of a national park, which was designated as 95 percent protected wilderness by Congress in 1988. The landscape by the sea features tidal pools, glacier-capped mountains, and temperate rainforests and is often referred to as "three parks in one." It is the Olympic National Park in Washington State. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Presents a list of national parks and recreation areas in the U.S. Acadia National Park in Maine; Olympic National Park in Washington; Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming; Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.

Focuses on the attitude of the public towards the national parks of United States. Opinion of the fourth grade class at Lawrence School in Middletown, Connecticut on the wolf reintroduction plans in Yellowstone National Park and Olympic National Park; Information on the slaughter of wolves in the 19th and 20th century; Evolution in the attitude of the public.