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Grizzly Bears Poised for a Return to Washington’s North Cascades

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The North Cascades are a breathtaking sight of jagged peaks and emerald valleys located in Northern Washington State. The Cascades are on the cusp of reclaiming a vital piece of their ecological heritage: the grizzly bear. The grizzly bear population has dwindled up north almost to the point of extinction, with the last confirmed sighting in the Cascades reported in 1996. Unregulated […]
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Agencies Release Final Environmental Impact Statement Evaluating Options for Restoring Grizzly Bears to the North Cascades

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Final EIS evaluates the impacts of possible actions, but it is not a final decision The National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service have released a final environmental impact statement (EIS) that evaluates options for restoring grizzly bears to the North Cascades ecosystem of Washington, where they once roamed. Related: Further 5 Wolves Released in Colorado, Bringing Total […]
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Public Comments Sought on Options for Restoring Grizzly Bears to North Cascades, WA

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The National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are seeking public input on a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that evaluates options for restoring grizzly bears to the North Cascades Ecosystem in Washington, where the animals once roamed. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is also inviting public comment on a proposed rule under section 10(j) of the […]
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The Glaciers of the North Cascades, WA, in an Ever-Changing Climate

Did you know that the most glacier-concentrated terrain in the lower 48 is in the North Cascades National Park, located in the northern section of Washington state? In fact, this remote and wild National park embodies more glaciers than Glacier National Park (Montana) or any other National Park in the contiguous United States. There are over ~250 active glaciers contained […]
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Recovered Body of Missing Bellingham Snowboarder Brings Closure for Friends and Family

A body recovered near Mt. Baker last Sunday is believed to be 24-year-old Bellingham resident Vitaliy Datskiy.  Datskiy was reported missing back in January after failing to meet his friends at the bottom of the lift. He was last seen going under a rope that marked a danger zone in the Panorama Dome area. Although Datskiy was riding in-bounds, more than 50 inches of […]
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Winter Storm Warning for Washington Today = 18″ of Snow for Mt. Baker Ski Area, 32″ for Olympic Mts, & Up to 95″ for Mt. Baker Proper

NOAA is calling for wild weather for Washington through the next 5 days.  A Winter Storm Warning is forecasting 6-18″ of Snow in North Cascade mountains in the next 24 hours with Snow Levels down to 3,000-feet Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic Mountains is forecast to see 20-32″ of snow which could be a “Top 5 Single Snowfall Event for […]
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North Cascades, Washington Conditions Report Video: Powder & Sun on October 4th, 2013

Washington got hammered with snow last week. Mt. Baker proper reportedly got about 13-feet of snow on its summit. After reporting on that storm, we were really hoping people would let it settle, then get up there and ski it. Jacob & Andrew did. This video is of these guys skiing and riding in the North Cascades of Washington state on October 13th, 2013. Coverage looks exceptional and conditions look fun, especially for early […]
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