Endangered Orcas: An encounter on San Juan Island
It was two in the afternoon on a Friday in July and I had just gotten off work. I stopped in town for a sandwich, where I …
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Restoration of Fishers to the North Cascades Begins!
State, federal, and partner biologists will release approximately 8 fishers Wednesday, December 5, in the Skagit River watershed of Ross Lake National Recreation Area, a unit of …
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Caribou Rainforest: From Heartbreak to Hope
MOUNTAIN CARIBOU ROAM up and down the mountains from valley bottom to mountaintop, back and forth across an international border, in and out of political discourse, and …
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The North Cascades Grizzly Bear: Threatened Past and Uncertain Future
This Naturalist Note was written by graduate student Eric Buher, as part of the as part of the Fall Natural History Project In North Cascades Institute’s M.Ed.
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Grizzly reintroduction in the North Cascades: Make your voice heard!
Public Invited to Open Houses on Proposed Alternatives for Grizzly Bear Restoration in North Cascades Ecosystem Public comment period open through March 14, 2017 The National Park …
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WANTED: GRIZZLY BEARS?
Tireless bear activist Chris Morgan Wildlife has shared a new 7-minute video about grizzlies in the North Cascades. WANTED: GRIZZLY BEARS? is an educational short film that …
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Patience and Persistence: An Interview with Grizzly Bear Biologist Bill Gaines
Bill Gaines has been at the forefront of the grizzly bear recovery efforts in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years. I recently had the opportunity to sit …
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Grizzly Bears In the Pacific Northwest: A Natural History (Part 3)
With the near extermination of the grizzly came a tremendous loss to the ecosystem. Grizzlies play an important role in the natural environment as pollinators, seed dispersers, …
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Grizzly Bears In the Pacific Northwest: A Natural History (Part 1)
“In late September 1967, Rocky and Lenora Wilson had packed up to Fisher Basin, one of their favorite places, for the ‘high hunt.’ During twilight hours, a …
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Amphibians of North Cascades National Park: Their Importance, Sensitivity, Habitats, Threats and Management Implications
By Chelsea Elizabeth Ernst, Candidate for Master’s of Environmental Education The North Cascades are a rugged and dramatic landscape that offers habitat to thousands of plant and …
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