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P.O. Box 73
Bellingham, WA
98227




Mount Baker Club -
the founding fathers of the Ski to Sea Race
 
 
 
 CONSERVATION
Conservation Alert

Bring the Pacific Fischer Back to Wa's Wildlands!

Fishers are small, reclusive members of the weasel family that were trapped to near extinction at the turn of the century. In a historic effort, the National Park Service, with support from Conservation Northwest and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, is proposing to reintroduce the Pacific fisher to the Olympic National Park. Despite a 2004 feasibility study that found abundant prey and denning habitat in the park, fisher haven't been documented on the Olympic Peninsula since 1969. Fisher biologists have determined that reintroduction is the best option for restoring fisher to Washington, and the Olympic National Park has now completed its review of a reintroduction plan. We're ready to bring the fisher home!

Take action to support fisher recovery! Please contact the National Park Service and tell them you support plans to reestablish self-sustaining populations of fisher into the Olympic National Park. In particular, let the Park Service know that you support translocation of fisher from British Columbia as the best method for ensuring population viability, and that you hope that future efforts will seek fisher reintroduction in other parts of the state.

Comments are needed by October 10 (next Wednesday). For contact information go to http://www.conservationnw.org 


Old Growth scheduled for cutting.

Instead of concentrating on thinning and harvesting from dense second growth the administration is proposing to eliminate old-growth reserves in the Pacific Northwest (1.5 million acres). Critical old-growth habitat will be destroyed, in most cases never to recover. Learn more about this situation and find links for comments at www.conservationnw.org
 
Welcome the Gray Wolf Home!
Demand a strong plan for the healthy recovery of natural wolf populations in our state.  Join with citizen working groups in submitting your comments for the balanced approach of rebuilding a natural population of this magnificent species with considerations and planning to reduce human, and commercial impacts.  Learn more about wolves and balanced populations at Conservation Northwest  Comments needed immediately but never hesitate to send in your thoughts even after deadlines have ended. 


Clark's Point Needs Volunteers
to help us monitor area.  Volunteers will occasionally walk through Clark's Point, making sure no tents or camps are set up, along with enjoying the beautiful views unique to Bellingham.  Call 360-650-9470. Whatcom Land Trust
or Email interns@whatcomlandtrust.org


Remember! Even if deadlines have passed, your comments are still important and valuable. Please don’t hesitate to contact agencies and individuals with your concerns at any time. Any method of communication is infinitely better than none but please remember that hand written comments, and hand addressed envelopes do get more attention. Don’t delay. Make your thoughts known.
 

 

Founders of the Ski to Sea
Ski to Sea Factoid
In 1792 an English lieutenant by the name of Joseph Baker sighted the mountain from the deck of Captain George Vancouver’s sloop Discovery in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Captain Vancouver named the mountain in Lt. Baker’s honor.