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Hoh EditionSummer 2026

The Canopy Times

All the rainforest news that's fit to print — reported for Project Thinkers

Front Page · Climate Watch

The Ice That Feeds the Forest Is Melting

High above the Hoh Rain Forest, Blue Glacier has been shrinking for decades. The river, the salmon, and the forest below all depend on its ice — and scientists are racing to measure what's changing.

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Climate Watch

Where Did the Snow Go?

High in the Olympic Mountains, winter snow is the Hoh River's summer water supply. Careful measurements show that frozen savings account is shrinking, and the salmon downstream are counting on it.

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Climate Watch

The Year the Rainforest Burned

In 2015, one of the wettest forests in the country caught fire and burned for months. The Paradise Fire in the Queets valley burned like nothing the firefighters had fought before, and it changed how scientists think about the future.

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Climate Watch

The Scientists Fighting Back

All around Olympic, people are watching the ice, counting the marmots, and freeing the rivers. Their work proves that protecting a rainforest is real, hands-on science you can join.

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