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Sep 3 2026

The Draw of Washington’s Wild Places for Tiffanie Yang

We spoke with Tiffanie, a landscape and outdoor adventure photographer based in Seattle, about her love of Washington’s wilderness areas and why protecting these spaces are so important to her. […]

Aug 20 2026

URGENT: Speak up NOW for your national forests!

Two million acres of wild forests in Washington State are under attack, and the comment submission period is only open for 30 days and closes on September 21. The proposed rollback of […]

Aug 12 2026

Washington State Initiates Process to Protect 4 Rivers and Watersheds

The Washington Department of Ecology kicked off its rulemaking process to determine whether four nominated waters should receive the highest level of water quality protection. The Protect Washington Waters Coalition, […]

Jun 4 2024

Wonder Mountain Wilderness

Posted on Jun 4, 2024 in Washington's Wilderness Areas

ABOUT  Tucked in the southeast corner of Olympic National Forest, this 2,349 acre Wilderness is one of the smallest in the Western United States. In the shadow of Wonder Mountain […]

Jun 4 2024

William O. Douglas Wilderness

Posted on Jun 4, 2024 in Washington's Wilderness Areas

ABOUT  Named for the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, who was noted for his concern for civil rights and environmental protection issues during his career, this 169,081-acre […]

Jun 4 2024

Wild Sky Wilderness

Posted on Jun 4, 2024 in Washington's Wilderness Areas

ABOUT  The 105,543-acre Wild Sky Wilderness within the Skykomish River valley is the newest addition to a 2.6 million-acre wilderness complex that runs along the North Cascade Range from Canada […]

Jun 4 2024

Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness

Posted on Jun 4, 2024 in Washington's Wilderness Areas

ABOUT  Located in the northern Blue Mountains of southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon, the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness encompasses 176,557 acres. The majority of the Wilderness is characterized by rugged basaltic ridges […]

Jun 4 2024

Washington Islands Wilderness

Posted on Jun 4, 2024 in Washington's Wilderness Areas

ABOUT  The Washington Islands Wilderness is located off the Olympic Coast within the Washington Islands National Wildlife Refuges. Comprised of Flattery Rocks, Quillayute Needles, and Copalis, more than 600 islands, […]

Jun 4 2024

Trapper Creek Wilderness

Posted on Jun 4, 2024 in Washington's Wilderness Areas

ABOUT  The 5,963-acre Trapper Creek Wilderness just north of the Columba River protects nearly all of the Trapper Creek drainage and provides critical anadromous fish habitat in the Wind River […]

Jun 4 2024

The Brothers Wilderness

Posted on Jun 4, 2024 in Washington's Wilderness Areas

ABOUT  South of the Buckhorn Wilderness and north of Mount Skokomish Wilderness, lies the rugged The Brothers Wilderness. Below the distinct twin-peaked mountain, the Duckabush River splashes down a wide […]