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Cayuse Pass, between Mount Rainier National Park's north boundary (State Route 410) and State Route 123 to the park's south boundary will open for the season at noon, May 3 - and the sun will be shining!
Spring updates - The park has released updated infomation for
spring. Click here to view the release.
The Camp Muir Rehibilitation project has been approved. Click here to see the notice from
Superintendent Randy King.
The park has released news regarding the decision on the Nisqually Road rehabilitation (click here) to view the decision.
Winter is on its way out for the season. Still, there is the potential for hazardous winter conditions so always be prepared. Check the park's website at www.nps.gov/mora for current information. The best source for up to date road and general status is the park's Twitter site.
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The 2013 work dates are now posted. Click here to view the dates. Specific details will be posted as soon as we receive the information from the park. This is typically 2 weeks prior to the work date. Until then you can still fill in our volunteer form to contact us with questions and comments, or to be added to our email list that will get any news of interest right to your inbox. When filling out the form for non work project issues just use the current date in the project date box.
Details
for the May 18 work date have been updated
5/2/2013. We do not
yet know the location for this project.
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Work project dates for 2013
April 27 - completed
May 18
June 15
July 13
August 10
September 7
September 28
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Trail Reports
If you see a problem on the trail while you are hiking at Mt. Rainier you can help us help the park by filling out our trail report form and submitting it to us. We will forward that information on to the park. Click here for the trail report form.
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Often we need to remove large boulders from a new trail. Most of the time those boulders are simply set to the side of the trail. On some occasions conditions require that the boulder will roll down hill quite some distance. Seeing a large boulder crash through the forest is a spectacle we all enjoy. However, when there is an active trail in the "roll zone" we need to take extra safety precautions to ensure that nobody is injured. The video below was taken at a site that required us to spend several minutes clearing the trail about 50 yards downhill and posting guards to keep anyone from entering the roll zone. Was our time and effort spent to keep the area safe? You be the judge?
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DO NOT FEED THE WILDLIFE!
This little fox has been fed by visitors and is now begging by the road. It will only be a matter of time before the animal is injured or an accident will occur because of stopped vehicles on a busy road. Also, many visitors may think that certain foods will not harm the animal. If the food is not native to the animal's habitat it can cause digestive problems and sickness.
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MRNPA Board Members, click
here to access our Board Blog site.
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