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Olympic National Park glaciers have lost a third of their area since the 1980s. Learn about the Blue Glacier, why meltwater matters and how to help.

How a local business can support a national park nonprofit: giveback nights, small grants, in-kind gifts, staff volunteer days and matching gifts with FONP.

A legacy gift to a national park nonprofit can be a bequest, a beneficiary form or an IRA gift. How each works and the details your attorney needs for FONP.

Teen volunteer opportunities in national parks start close to home. Olympic’s youth crews, marmot surveys, family volunteer days and the under-18 consent form.

Olympic National Park rainforest guide: what makes it a temperate rain forest, the Hoh, Quinault, Queets and Bogachiel compared, and tips for visiting.

Why Olympic National Park is a World Heritage Site: the 1981 UNESCO listing, the 1976 biosphere reserve, its three ecosystems and what the titles mean.

Olympic National Park history in one timeline: tribal homelands, the 1897 forest reserve, the 1909 monument, FDR’s 1938 park and the chapters since.

Elwha River restoration explained: why two dams came out from 2011 to 2014, where the sediment went, how salmon returned, and how to visit the Elwha today.

Roosevelt elk in Olympic National Park: how they shape the rain forest, why the park exists partly for them, where to see them and how to stay safe.

The Olympic marmot lives nowhere but the Olympic Mountains. Learn its life story, why numbers fell, where to spot one at Hurricane Ridge and how to help.