Mount Rainier, an icon of the Pacific Northwest, is surrounded by a dramatic landscape of volcanic ridges and glacier-carved valleys. Look closer, and this familiar landscape contains the origin story of this area. It has been covered in swamps and ancient seas, flowing lava, explosive ash, and thick sheets of ice. Mountains rose and eroded away. This #EarthScienceWeek, explore the geologic history of Mount Rainier! NPS Video. Available with audio description at https://go.nps.gov/1pcf0e. ~kl |

Wolverines Return to Mount Rainier National Park After More Than 100 Years News Release: https://go.usa.gov/xfJs4 Scientists have discovered the first reproductive female wolverine and her two offspring (called kits) in Mount Rainier National Park in over one hundred years. “It’s really, really exciting,” said Mount Rainier National Park Superintendent Chip Jenkins. “It tells us something about the condition of the park— that when we have such large-ranging carnivores present on the landscape th