The Outdoors section offers news, ideas and information that will help you make the most of the Pacific Northwest's abundant outdoors offerings.
Samuel Wasser, director of the UW Center for Conservation Biology, explains how DNA analysis has been used to trip up crime networks that funnel ivory...
You don't go to the most isolated islands in the San Juans for the amenities. You go for the quiet, for pitch-black nights with the...
In our tenth edition of Behind the Byline, our interview series helping you get to know the journalists who bring you the news, we talk...
Looking out for the details, Seattle Times reader Claudia Cooper captured this shot of a frog resting on a flower petal.
With the captain as designated driver, fresh air and incredible views, taking the ferry to local breweries is an outdoorsy twist on barhopping — and...
The ridge above the state park had been slated for logging, but Western Rivers Conservancy secured the purchase of 3,700 acres of land, plus 22 miles...
The attack comes four months after a mountain biker from Seattle was killed in an attack near North Bend, Washington.
Paul Winterstein escaped the smoky air in Seattle by heading to Lake Ozette, where he captured this shot on the water.
For amateur athletes and weekend warriors, pushing through pain is a common refrain. But pressing too hard can lead to injury, illness and exhaustion, and...
The longest coral reef in the world is showing signs of recovery due to a milder 2017-18 summer, as well as cooperation among science, industry,...
