The fish are dropped from a device suspended from the helicopter, with minimal injury due to their small size. This method, adopted in the 1980s, offers greater accuracy compared to previous ...

A massive aquifer is stored just beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Oregon Cascades — possibly the largest aquifer of its kind in the United States, according to researchers at the ...

The golden sunset light on the North Cascade Range at Washington Pass Overlook in North Cascades National Park, Washington. The Pacific Northwest may not be the first destination that comes to mind ...

The Cascade Range is home to some of the prettiest mountains and lakes in the Pacific Northwest, with plenty of places to escape the city and commune with nature across Oregon and Washington. The ...

While studying the landscape of Oregon’s Cascade Range, also known as the Cascades, a team of scientists discovered that a region of subsurface water is far larger than previously thought—and may even ...

EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon’s Cascade Range mountains might not hold gold, but they store another precious resource in abundance: water. Scientists from the University of Oregon and their partners ...

Forested setting of the battle ground lake in Washington State - Emily Marie Wilson/Shutterstock For many, Washington's Cascade Range is nature at its finest — a scenic collection of snowy peaks and ...

Mount Rainier - one of many volcanoes found in the Cascade Range - is reflecting in the Reflection Lakes in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State, USA. A seismic survey challenges the ...

There was an aerial ballet above roughly 100 lakes in the Central Cascade Mountains on July 8 as the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife carried out its semi-annual “fish drop” stocking program.

Scientists have mapped the amount of water stored beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Oregon Cascades and found an aquifer many times larger than previously estimated -- at least 81 ...