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Month: February 2017

Olympic Inspiration: Witnessing the Spring Thaw of Upper Lena Lake

Along the eastern slopes of Olympic National Park, high above the fjord-filled wonderland of Hood Canal, a shimmering and shining lake thaws underneath two majestic peaks. Like a miniature Glacier National Park, this remote, oft-overlooked wilderness playground needs to be your late-spring adventure destination. Once the snow starts to melt for good and the creeks …

Stop Complaining About “Loving Our Trails to Death.” Learn to Share and Help Educate

Yes. Trails and nature areas are getting popular, but there is a reason. Guess what though, it isn’t the social media or hiking websites. More and more individuals and families are heading out into the beautiful wonderland of the Pacific Northwest, hoping to discover the soul nourishing power of nature. They flock to Paradise, Hurricane Ridge, …

Nearly 2,000 Small Earthquakes Hit the PNW and Salish Sea in 23 Days

On the evening of February 22nd, 2017, residents of the South Puget Sound were jostled by a 4.2 earthquake centered on the Kitsap Peninsula. With a bang being heard before the shock waves arrived, the quake jostled everyone’s nerves a little, while no damage or landslides occurred. For those keeping record, this was the largest …

Heavy Rains Closes Access Into Olympic’s Elwha River Valley (Again)

Yeah, access to the Elwha is limited. Again. After being only open for three weeks after being closed for 14 months. Hopefully, this closure is much shorter. In case you haven’t noticed, February has been a wet one. Records are close to being broken for the wettest February on record in Seattle and the story …

Victory Against the Attack on America’s Public Lands: HR 621 to Be Withdrawn!

On January 27th, we reported that Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz had introduced a bill titled HR 621, which would open up  3.3 million acres of Federal Land across 10 states can be ‘disposed of’ and sold off to private companies. The outrange was immediate. All around social media, at protests in Montana’s Capitol and flooding the emails and answering machines …

Washington State Congressman Supports Drilling in National Parks

If Republicans have their way, drilling could become commonplace in over 40 National Parks around the country.  Known as H.J. Res. 46, the bill seeks to undue the rules and regulations set up in 1978 to protect National Parks under a series of rules known as 9B. Currently, there are over forty National Parks that have a …