Due to a drop in pressure in the potable water distribution system, Olympic National Park in Washington state on Thursday issued a boil water advisory for the Kalaloch Lodge, Kalaloch Campground, and all park facilities in the Kalaloch area. Water samples have been collected and the boil water advisory is expected to be lifted within 24 to 48 hours.

A campfire ban will take effect Saturday for Olympic National Park and the Olympic National Forest in Washington state due to rising temperatures and increasingly dry conditions.

Olympic National Park is launching an aquatic invasive species program to protect Lake Crescent and Lake Ozette. The program will leverage free boat cleaning stations, public outreach, partnerships, and environmental DNA sampling to reduce spread of existing invasive species and prevent the introduction of new invasive species.

How many of you out there appreciate abstract art? Even if you don’t like it, how many of you have photographed something abstract because it caught your eye while visiting a unit of the National Park System? Contributing photographer Rebecca Latson discusses ways to photograph (or even create after the fact) abstracts framed within your national park compositions.