River Stewards hold weekend programs

MT. BAKER-SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FOREST – The Nooksack River Stewards are now holding their annual summer programs. The Saturday evening program “Campfire Talks” starts at 6 p.m. at the Douglas Fir campground picnic shelter, where participants can learn about salmon and stream ecology and the status of wild salmon runs in the Nooksack River. Snacks include [...]

Bearpaw Mountain Lake: First hiking trip

by John McKnight
Suddenly I
had the window I’d not expected and my daughter and I were going on a hike. At four she had to get over the “and mommy too?” bump, but once she understood it was just her and I out in the woods overnight she took hold of the idea with unbridled enthusiasm. [...]

Artist Point: Snow removal starts

by the Foothills Gazette
COUNTY – After weeks of unseasonably cold spring and early summer weather, this week’s weather took on summer with temperatures in the high 80s and sunny skies. The change in weather comes at the same time the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has begin the annual provcess to remove snow from [...]

EVERYDAY LIFE: First fish

by JOHN McKNIGHT
I’ve had joint ownership in our 12 foot aluminum fishing boat for over two years now.  All and all it’s been a good investment.  We used to tip over canoes or crowd into a 3 man rubber raft that had hardly enough room for 1 man and his gear.  Until about a week [...]

Heather Meadows speaker series set for summer

MT. BAKER – The Heather Meadows Guest Speaker Program for 2010 has been scheduled, and includes various speakers on wildlife, heritage and environmental topics.
The series will be held on weekends at 1 p.m. at Heather Meadows Visitor Center located on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest at milepost 56 on Mt. Baker Highway (State [...]

EVERYDAY LIFE: The weed eater

by John McKnight
We recently moved and with the new property I apparently bought the rights to take care of the ditches that run along the street. I am not sure this is technically our property, but it is certainly my job. So when the grass in the bottom reached a height twice the [...]

Group pushes for larger North Cascades National Park

by SUSAN MORGAN
NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK – More than 40 years after the creation of North Cascades National Park, support is growing to add acreage and complete the job.
Magnificent mountains, pristine rivers, old-growth forests, and important wildlife habitat were left out of the Park when it was signed into law in 1968. Washington Pass and [...]

Ride to the top: One man’s unicycle adventures

by Brent Cole
MT. BAKER – On Saturday, June 12, Joe Myers rode his unicycle from Bellingham Bay up to Mt. Baker and back, a total of 122 miles, in just under 13 and a half hours. The 53-year-old Myers, who at 15 climbed Mt. Rainier with his brother, began unicycling six years ago as a [...]

Ski to Sea: Several teams go car free

by MELANIE MERZ
COUNTY – The approximately 460 teams competing in this year’s Ski to Sea will race 90 miles from the snowy slopes of Mt. Baker down to the finish line and festivities in Fairhaven’s Marine Park. For many the race is the perfect opportunity to showcase our breathtaking landscape and engaged community, but for [...]

EVERYDAY LIFE: Second time around

by John McKnight
There are plenty of good fishing lakes in the area but I always seem to find myself on Silver Lake. Maybe it’s the Ospreys and Eagles, maybe it’s the scenery, maybe it’s a sentimental thing and I miss all the tackle I’ve left on the bottom. Whatever the reason I found myself trolling [...]

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