Deep in the pristine waters of Crater Lake lives a species found nowhere else on Earth: the Mazama newt. Once a dominant ...

Lakes throughout the Pacific Northwest take a long time to warm in the summer, and some of them, like the nearby 2,000-foot-deep Crater Lake, don’t warm up at all. I was cold already. Upon making ...

Mazama newts are found only in Crater Lake, but an invasive predator has been pushing this species to the brink of extinction.

Mazama Newt photographed near Crater Lake National Park. Photo by Kyle Kosma / High Desert Museum. The Oregon Zoo, in ...

In a bid to prevent the extinction of the Mazama newt, the Oregon Zoo will bring 19 of these rare amphibians to the zoo's conservation lab.

Sometimes the best getaways don’t require a plane ticket or a week’s worth of travel planning. For residents of Grants Pass, one of Oregon’s greatest natural wonders is practically in their backyard.

Mazama newts are finding a new home at the High Desert Museum and the Oregon Zoo due to their home at Crater Lake becoming ...

Canandaigua, N.Y. — An annual hands-on science camp in Ontario County for local middle schoolers returned this week. The Canandaigua Lake Watershed Association's Water and Wildlife Summer Camp ...

Host Zach Urness and outdoors intern Mariah Johnston talk about hiking, camping, and how to access Crater Lake's water for the last time until 2029.

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers is dedicating one of its 52 annual field days in the Maroon Bells Wilderness to building wooden check steps — effectively a waterbar — to improve the sustainability and ...

This summer is the last one to swim or explore Crater Lake by boat until 2029. Here's what it's like to adventure at the ...