Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources

DNR staff have completed more than 250 acres of successful prescribed burning on this landscape as of Tuesday morning. Operations may continue in the coming days, weather permitting. #Wawx #RxFire #SmokeReady #PrescribedFire

@seattlestorm I am going to hold your hand when I say this...It is a BEAUTIFUL mountain, but it is also filled with skin-melting lava

Whats happening everybody its Natisha Hiedeman here and i can confirm the mountain IS NOT out today :)

Wishing you and yours a safe and sane 4.20

Why's it always "urban forestry" and never "herb and forestry"

Dark side of the moon has now become the brightest part of my day ❤️

When the hikers leave a trace despite your entire existence spent telling them not to

Friday the 13th...and it's snowing... Not sure what kind of weird magic is going on but our mountain snowpack is here for it

@PrepareNW @waDNR_fire The plate is in it's final testing phases, and we will be sure to spread the news like wildfire once it is available!

Where is the Smokey Bear license plate, @waDNR @waDNR_fire? Maybe this is one acceptable place to light a fire under someone (figuratively, of course).

We get by with a little kelp from our friends 🎶

What if the Seahawks are really a million geoducks in a trench coat?

How sweet, someone left an early Valentine's Day note for one of our foresters 😍

Our wildfire team looking at the current snowpack in WA

When we say "yield to horses" on the trail, this is what we actually mean

Ya know, I thought a sunset past 5pm would fix everything...yet here we are...

"Sometimes, I hear hikers brag about their 'no-shave November' beards, but we all know that everyone prefers a fresh and frosty beard." said a cedar stick in Capitol State Forest this week. So men, watch out the sticks are jumping into the dating pool with enviable facial hair

When the air is below freezing, and humidity is just at that perfect level, dead wood can begin going through a sudden (but impressive) puberty as it grows a frost beard.

For years science has proven that nature is better than any and every past relationship, but now a stick, yes the lowly stick, has come to rise above them all.

Is Lid-art (get it....lidar art) your thing? You can find your favorite Washington geological formation or hazard to display proudly by heading to washingtonstategeology.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/cel…

Craters so beautiful, haters will say it's AI

Do you have an inbox that's feeling overwhelming? Hit 'em with a "Let's circle back in the New Year", which gives you... 1. an air of mystery 2. the ol' razzle dazzle 3. plenty of time to get lost in the woods and never turn back