OLYMPIA — Back-flushing Capitol Lake with salt water from Budd Inlet in early March did little to control a New Zealand mud snail invasion in the lake, a state biologist said Wednesday. The mortality ...

There are hair and nail salons in Sour Lake today, but none compare to the town's first spa, run from the natural sour waters spewing from the ground. With its own reported healing powers, Sour Lake ...

INKS LAKE, Texas (KXAN) — A family of armadillos was caught on camera taking a mud bath while trying to beat the heat. Inks Lake State Park posted the video to their Facebook page on Friday, saying, ...

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It’s officially fall, but the summer-time vibes of this bear taking a mud bath are still attracting viewers. That’s because viral videos don’t ever really go away-especially not when they involve ...

Editor’s note • This article is published through the Colorado River Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative supported by the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air at Utah ...