U.S. Forest Service geologist Gordon Grant calls it a “geologic gift.” University of Oregon earth scientist Leif Karlstrom described it as “a big water tower” at the top of the mountains. The two ...

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB The National Weather Service says rain and mountain snow are returning to the Pacific Northwest after a stretch of dry, sunny days. Up to eight inches of snow could ...

When I heard that eastern Oregon counties are thinking of joining Idaho, I wrote a letter to the editor of 12 eastern Oregon and eastern Washington newspapers suggesting that the citizens of those ...

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 U.S., according to researchers at the University ...

Unlike old soldiers, old volcanoes seemingly don't even fade away, much less die, with researchers discovering magma chambers under cones previously classed as dormant after thousands of years of ...

SEATTLE — Snow and rain are forecasted for much of western Washington this weekend and the National Weather Service has issued both a Winter Storm Warning and a Winter Weather Advisory. Here's what ...

POWELL BUTTE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brasada Ranch, the residential resort community near Bend, OR featuring unmatched panoramic views of the Cascade Range from nearly all of its 1,800 acres, is ...

The first major snow of the season is expected to fall Saturday in the Cascade Range in east Lane County, according to the National Weather Service. A winter weather advisory was issued for the ...

Snow is in the forecast Tuesday and Wednesday for all major Cascade passes, the Coast Range and the foothills, adding to what has already been a historic year for Oregon snowfall. The snow level is ...

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous and now best-monitored volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only volcano in the range. From southern British Columbia ...

Some of the wildest country in the U.S. is in Washington state's Cascade Range, reached by old logging and jeep roads that give way to high alpine trails. NPR's Brian Mann sends an audio postcard.