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Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Makes Major Strides in Restoration Work to Improve Fish Passage in Area Streams
The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest recently completed its 2003-2004 Monitoring Report, which reveals that at least 90 percent of inventoried fish passage barriers on all of its anadromous fish streams have been replaced, repaired, or retrofitted. Anadromous fish are those fish that enter fresh water from salt water to spawn, such as salmon and steelhead. Further, the Forest has successfully opened up 70 percent of fish habitat streams for resident (non-anadromous) fish, such as trout and native char.
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Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest’s newly formed Mountain Bike Rangers
Jennifer Gray, Christopher Wills and William Robens made history on Saturday, August 27, by becoming the first ever mountain bike rangers on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (MBS). Both the MBS (Snoqualmie Ranger District) and the Wenatchee National Forest (Cle Elum Ranger District) are one of the few forests in the nation to have such a program. -
NOLS Honors Exemplary Land Manager from the Forest Service
The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) has honored Gary Paull, for his dedication to wilderness stewardship and innovative land management. Mr. Paull received the 15 th annual NOLS Stewardship Award during the school’s annual awards ceremony on October 9, 2004 in Lander. Entire News Release.... -
Liberty and Freedom Totem Poles Honor 9-11 Victims
The Liberty and Freedom Totem Poles, honoring victims of the 9-11 terrorist attack, recently arrived in Washington, DC, where they were dedicated at a special ceremony on September 19 at the Pentagon. View entire article.... -
"Flying" Salmon
If you happened to be at the Baker River Trailhead (north of Baker Lake in Whatcom County) on September 16, you would have seen “flying” fish. Read more... -
“A Moss the Likes of Which has Never Before Been Seen”
Forest Ecologist Finds New Species Growing in the Rocky Crevices of the North Cascades Mountains in Western Washington -
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