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

Hikers navigate switchbacks on the steep Cleetwood Cove Trail, the only path to the shore of Crater Lake in Oregon.

The Oregon Zoo announced Thursday that it has teamed up with the National Park Service and the High Desert Museum to try to save the endangered Crater Lake newt with a new captive breeding program in ...

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

Here are the four Oregon lakes where you most likely could spot a slithering serpent. Located roughly 80 miles due north of Crater Lake, Waldo Lake is a glacial-formed alpine lake notable for its pure ...

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

Between its mountain tops, coastline and majestic forests, Oregon beckons travelers to meander and explore. The Columbia ...

The Oregon Zoo is using their conservation lab program to help save the Crater Lake Newt from extinction. According to the Mazama newts have been captured and relocated to the Oregon Zoo’s ...

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

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 ...

Crater Lake is one of Oregon's most mystical lakes and is one of the deepest in the world. Here's how deep it is and some facts to know.

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 deepest lake in the U.S.