In “The Oak and the Larch,” Sophie Pinkham examines a vast history and culture through the branches of its ancient trees.

Although the "leaf-peeping" season of late September is not as big in the Canadian Rockies, where I live, as it is in New England, the Instagram-fueled crowds have arrived here, too. So many thousands ...

Every fall, Washington’s larch trees transform from green to golden yellow before shedding their needles, creating a short-lived but spectacular display. The Enchantments in the Alpine Lakes ...

Staff at Larch Corrections Center will hold a town hall Thursday evening in Battle Ground as part of their efforts to keep the facility open. The Washington Department of Corrections announced June 26 ...

CLARK COUNTY, Wash. — Last week, the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) announced it will close Larch Corrections Center in Clark County in the fall due to a decline in prison population ...

Almost naked last week, the larch still held enough color to stand out in the crowd of evergreens. Clusters of green needle-shaped leaves emerged during spring like a feathery fleece on the tree’s ...

BATTLE GROUND — Larch Corrections Center staff highlighted the facility’s education and work programs — most notably, its partnership with the Department of Natural Resources to fight wildfires — ...

Sophie Pinkham’s “The Oak and the Larch” traces how Russian history and literature have shaped – and been shaped by – its deep forests.

In the pre-gloom season just before fall storms roll in, the "Golden Week" of early October is an unsurpassed time to hike in Washington's Cascades. The supreme experience is to watch Lyall's larch ...

Larch Creek Fire/Facebook Firefighter walks through area burned by Larch Creek Fire in Wasco County. Larch Creek Fire IMT Firefighters put more water on area burned by Larch Creek Fire in Wasco County ...