If you’re looking to experience some of Washington’s best natural beauty, scenic drives are a perfect way to do it. You’ll get to enjoy peaceful lakes, dense forests, and impressive mountain peaks ...

The move is in line with promises Dave Upthegrove made while campaigning and follows a pause on some logging sales he imposed after taking office. Washington State Standard is part of States Newsroom, ...

An executive order by Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove has put 77,000 acres of older forests off-limits to logging. “What we're doing today is the largest forest conservation ...

Land on Stewart Mountain in Whatcom County, Wash., in an undated provided photo, will be part of the Stewart Mountain Community Forest, a project of multiple organizations to purchase and transform ...

The more than 40 million acres of state trust lands across the West include agricultural fields and natural recreation areas, mines and wind farms, tidal flats and forests. Under federal rules ...

Earlier this month, Ian Isaacson backpacked into the heart of Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains, compound bow in hand, on the lookout for elk. “I’m a generalist,” Isaacson said a few days before his trip.