Reckless and destructive discharge of firearms continues to plague the Capitol State Forest, recreational users and neighbors say.

Eight months after Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove entered office and paused logging sales in older forests on ...

Capitol Peak, the highest point in Capitol State Forest, caught fire Wednesday, threatening the forest’s trees and nearby homes. DNR called in a helicopter to fight the blaze.

“People are being irresponsible out there,” said Gordon Carlisle, Vice President of Friends of Capitol Forest, a mountain bike advocacy group.

A wildfire that started Friday in Capitol State Forest was arson, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Natural Resources said Saturday.

CAPITOL STATE FOREST, Thurston County — Older than Washington state, the biggest Douglas firs on this patch of state forestland have stood through more than a century of logging.

A Department of Natural Resources helicopter dumps water on a fire in the Capitol State Forest to slow it’s spread. Courtesy West Thurston Regional Fire Authority Two mock fire exercises will be ...

Scott Baldwin and two friends were riding their mountain bikes through the Capitol State Forest near Olympia when they heard bullets whiz by.

Setting: Capitol State Forest is a working forest of more than 90,000 acres where timber is harvested to help fund state schools. Its dozens of miles of trails are used by everyone from ...