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More intense heatwaves, droughts, and less humidity are leading to longer, hotter, and drier summers in the Pacific Northwest, creating the conditions necessary for “fire weather.” In decades past, melting snowpack provided water to dried tree and plant matter later into the spring and summer than today, helping shorten the window for wildfire risk. With warmer temperatures causing snowpack to melt earlier in the year, forest fuels are ripe for burning earlier in the year. Some studies show the culmination of these effects has extended the length of wildfire season by more than two months.

Currently, Mount Rainier National Park does not have any wildfires active within the park. However, smoke from the Schneider Springs Fire in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest near Naches, WA, can be visible from the east side of the park.

A burn ban is currently in effect for Mount Rainier National Park. Learn more about wildland fire in the National Park Service.

NPS Photos of smoke from the Schneider Springs Fire viewed from Sunrise, 8/9/21.

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There’s no shortage of majestic scenery at Olympic National Park in Washington. The forest, coastal, and mountain ecosystems combine to create a spectacular wilderness park and a perfect place for avalanche lily to bloom and thrive.

Photo by National Park Service. Photo description: White star shaped flowers blanket a high alpine meadow with trees and rows of snow capped mountains in the background.

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