Hike description: Walking along Covell Creek in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, it’s easy to see how Curtain Falls gets its name. When the 75-foot falls come into view, the trail dips toward the ...

RANDLE — Ridgefield science teacher Annie Pintler asked students crowded around a picnic table about their morning hike. The students, bundled up in puffy jackets and beanies, shouted out answers. “I ...

Ridgefield School District students and staff returned to Cispus Outdoor School for the first time in three years. (Photo contributed by Ridgefield School District) RIDGEFIELD — For more than 50 years ...

Dec. 30—The Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board (LCFRB) is partnering with Tacoma Power to fund recovery of salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act in the upper Cowlitz and Cispus ...

If you are looking for a cool, shady hike on a hot day, check out these trails in the northern section of Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Though flowers are few, these trails are spectacular ...

Students from Hansen Elementary School cross a stream on the Angel Falls Trail last May at Cispus Learning Center, south of Randle in Lewis County. Olympia School District students have attended ...

The hike voted by the Cascadian Trekkers as No. 3 on their list of "Big Five" outings is a lot like their No. 2 selection in one sense: It's not just one hike but two. The difference in this case - ...

Feb. 28—For the Cesar Chavez Day of Service, Cispus Learning Center will host a willow planting event from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on March 29. Cispus is located at 2142 Cispus Road near Randle. Volunteers ...

Detective Kevin Engelbertson of the Lewis County Sheriff's Office Swift Water Rescue team directs team members Deputy Tim English, center, and Deputy Brady Taylor, right, as they search the Cispus ...

What do storm chasers really do? Two tornado scientists take us inside the chase ...