Agencies Release Final Environmental Impact Statement Evaluating Options for Restoring Grizzly Bears to the North Cascades 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 […] SnowBrains | March 22, 2024 0 Comments
Public Comments Sought on Options for Restoring Grizzly Bears to North Cascades, WA 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 […] SnowBrains | September 30, 2023 0 Comments
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 […] Brains Matthew Oliphant | August 27, 2023 0 Comments
Top 5 Deadliest National Parks From 2007 – 2018, 2,727 people have died on U.S. National Parks sites across the country. While that number at first may seem high, it is minuscule compared to the 3.5 billion visitors the national parks have received in that same timeframe. Nonetheless, it is still interesting to see which of those national parks are statistically the deadliest and why […] Liam Abbott | April 20, 2021 2 Comments
1-3 FEET of Snow In Northern Cascades, WA by Wednesday Forecast By Eric McNamee 3/28/2020 3:20 PM Note: We are not encouraging skiing and riding at this time. These snow forecasts are created so that our friends in mountain communities know when challenging weather is headed their way. Summary: A steady moist westerly flow will allow for 1-3 FEET of snow to fall in portions of the northern Cascades by […] Weather Eric McNamee | March 29, 2020 2 Comments
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 […] Industry News Katy Shipley | May 24, 2018 0 Comments
After More than Seven Weeks of Clearing, The North Cascades Highway, WA will Open on Friday The North Cascades Highway, WA at 5,477-feet, is on track to reopen for the spring at 10 am Friday, reports The Spokesman. State crews have worked on opposite ends of the 37-mile closed off section of road since March 26th and finally met near Rainey Pass on Monday, according to the state Department of Transportation. The state closes the North […] Steven Agar | May 8, 2018 0 Comments
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 […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 14, 2015 1 Comment