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The Planet, 2002, Autumn Western Washington University Masthead Logo Western CEDAR The lP anet Western Student Publications Fall 2002 The lP anet, 2002, Autumn Kate Koch Western Washington University Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University Follow this and additional works at: https://cedar.wwu.edu/planet Part of the Environmental Sciences Commons, Higher Education Commons, and the Journalism Studies Commons Recommended Citation Koch, Kate and Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University, "The lP anet, 2002, Autumn" (2002). The Planet. 34. https://cedar.wwu.edu/planet/34 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Western Student Publications at Western CEDAR. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Planet by an authorized administrator of Western CEDAR. For more information, please contact [email protected]. th T Editor-in-Chief: Kate Koch Managing Editor: Editor’s note: Sarah Loehndorf Associate Editor: Matt Bucher Clicl{, swish, tap. ClicJ{, swish, tap. Copy Editor: The last decent radio station turned to static three miles east of Jessi Loerch Marblemount, Wash. The only thing I could hear was the gentle tap of rain Science Editor: on the windshield, the wipers whisking the water away and the hum of my Karl Kruger Jeep’s motor. I needed inspiration. Designers: The idea for this issue of The Planet started with an epiphany during a Josh Barett lecture last spring. I was watching a slide show with images from a summer Andrea Thomas backpacking trip across the North Cascades crest when I realized how spe­ Photo Editor: cial it was to be this close to such an amazing and wild place. Snow-capped Katie Kulla peaks and blue glaciers, gnarled trees and 300-foot waterfalls flashed across Staff Photographers: the screen, each slide more impressive than the last. Jamie Clarke We set out to cover everything, but sadly we couldn’t possibly do it all in Brandon Sawaya 28 pages of text. Instead, we put together a selective look at the North Cartographer: Cascades’ peaks, places and people. We tell the story of the Northwest’s play­ Nihple Coleman ground through the eyes of an elder of the climbing community, with the Staff List: voice of a lookout-turned-poet and from the heart of a constantly changing Alison Bidder staff mountain range. Courtney Brousseau Alex Brun Initially, our goal was to encourage people to get out and enjoy the pow­ Jamie Clar\ erful landscape — the rugged trails and winding gravel roads, the blue skies Sonja Cohen and misty gorges, the mudslides and wildfires. But the more we listened, the Wolfgang Deerl{op more we learned that getting people to visit the region might not be the best Suzanne DeSelms thing for it. Dan Dunne Colin McDonald This issue isn’t a regurgitation of expert opinions. It highlights real people Brendan McLaughlin in real places. We talked to farmers who worry about grizzly bears eating Heatherjune Olah their livestock and U.S. Customs officers who worry about being killed by Paul Olund drug runners. We met scientists who watch glaciers accumulate pollutants Katie Scaief and lose mass each year. We saw a village completely isolated from the rest Colin Shanley Kea Woodruff of the world and a basin being loved to death by climbers. I thought about these things as I traveled west on Highway 20, heading Planet Radio Producer: Aaron Managhan back to the office to put the finishing touches on this issue. The road wound around the base of mountains taller than skyscrapers. I leaned forward and Planet Radio Reporters: Wolfgang Deerhpp looked up through the windshield, straining to see their tops, but they were Colin McDonald engulfed in a cloud of mist. I settled back in my seat and watched the wet, Matt Bucher blue-tinted rock walls change to orange as the sun peeked out from under JacJ^son Long the clouds before it slipped into Puget Sound. The rain stopped. I smiled to Jessica Ness myself, turned off my windshield wipers and turned on the radio. Online Editor: Kate Granat Adviser: Scott Brennan The Planet c/o Huxley College Western Washington University Special thanks to: our moms and Levi (for everything); John Harris, Lyle Harris, Jim Napoli, Floyd Bellingham, WA 98225 McKay, Carol Brach, Joel Hall, and the rest of the journalism faculty and staff; Andy Bach, John Miles, 360.650.3543 Ralph Riley, Kathy Johnson and the rest of Huxley’s faculty and staff; Alyson Chapin; Paulla Ogden- Muse; Duff Wilson; Michael Frome who inspired many of us to be here in the first place. [email protected] KUGS for use of radio equipment; ATUS; Laurie, Dave, Margaret, Melissa and all of the publishing http://planet.wwu.edu services staff. The staff extends a special thanks to the following reviewers for their comments on our past issues: Cover: On a summer morning in 2001, Brian Blix, Jodi Broughton, Vicente Hernandez, Julie Irvin, Roberta Kelly, Betsy Marston, Sara Noland, Patrick Farrell traverses the east summit Derek Reiber, Jennifer Sahn, JoAnn Valenti and Carol Yoon. ridge of Eldorado. The 8,672 foot peak The paper used for this issue of the Planet was made available through a partnership with Living Tree towers over the North Cascades. Paper (www.livingtreepaper.com). hoto by Colin Shanley) Additionally, we’d li\e to than\ all the readers who love or hate us, and everyone who loohs to coexist ACK: Map of the North Cascades. peacefully in this world. You ma\e this all worth doing. (ByS Nihple Coleman) This issue of the Planet is printed on Living Tree Paper’s Deja Vu Matte. The paper stock is 50-percent post-consumer waste and 10-percent hemp and flax. More information on Living Tree Paper is available online at www.livingtreepaper.com special Collections Limiting the Impact VViilsO' i-ibrai y by Alex Brun The North Cascades have a variety of breath-taking DEC 1 0 2002 scenery accessible through an array of climbing routes. Unfortunately, many climbers flock to the Dynamic Landscape most popular routes — overcrowding and damag­ by Brendan McLaughlin ing landscapes they love. The history of the North Cascades begins with the geologic forces that shaped the peaks and valleys of An Uncertain Future the region. These awesome events create mudslides, by Alison Bic\erstaff earthquakes and volcanic activity and draw people Most users of the Golden Horn Roadless Area do not from around the world to enjoy the range. know how vulnerable the region is. Surrounded on three sides by federally protected land, this wild playground is not currently protected. Some wonder Drug Trail i6 what lies in Golden Horn’s future. by Paul Olund Known for its vast areas of isolated wilderness, ‘Competitive Advantage’ the North Cascades draw more than outdoor by Heatherjune Olah enthusiasts. Drug runners are causing problems Non-native plants have invaded the North for law enforcement and park officials. Cascades. They overtake lakes, trails and forests, out-competing native plants without natural checks and balances. Firing the Forest Plan 19 by Wolfgang DeerJ^op The Bush Administration recently released a new Isolated Experience fire policy that has prompted praise from some fire by Katie Kulla ecologists and protest from environmentalists. With a backdrop of green forests and jagged mountain peaks, Holden Village helps visitors 20 forget they left their cellular phone at home. Connecting Communities & Nature Barometer by Courtney Brousseau by Colin McDonald The North Cascades Institute will complete con­ Years of pollutants appear embedded in the ice of struction on its new Environmental Learning Center the North Cascades glaciers leaving some to won­ in Fall 2003, but the real teaching began more than der who is to blame. 15 years ago. Rightful Place? by Sonja L. Cohen The massive grizzly inspires both fear and affec­ Fred Beckey: tion. But, no one is sure how many grizzlies actu­ Married to the Mountains ally live in the North Cascades. Do the bears by Colin Shanley belong in the region.^ Fred Beckey organizes his life around moun­ taineering. The climbing icon still craves the soli­ tude and challenge of scaling massive peaks. ‘Poetic Cadence’ by Jamie Clar\ Gary Snyder, a poet and former fire lookout, used his writing to describe the landscape of the North Cascades and his words have become a staple of the region’s culture. The Planet is an environmental magazine published three times yearly dedicated to environmental advocacy and awareness through responsible journalism. It is written, designed and edited by students through Huxley College of the Environment. THE PLANET autumn 2002 BY Brendan McLaughlin illustration by Andrea Thomas Nmety-million-year-old metamorphic rock litters the glacially sculpted amphitheater of Boston Basin. Photo by Colin Shanley. Nov. 15 19^5 ^ evening in the Cascade River Park. across the road and flattened the Bower home to 3 feet tall, he William and Alice Bower invited their friends Clair and Betty said. No one survived. Wilson over for a game of cards in their mobile home, unaware Geology is not the study of stagnant, unmoving rocks, but of that heavy rain had transformed the soil on the hillside above a dynamic interplay between slow earth movements and their to unstable mud. The mass suddenly gave way in a mammoth destructive side effects, such as the fatal 1985 mudslide. Regardless slide, careening down the slope and crushing the trailer. of their timeless appearance, the North Cascades did not always Skagit County Sheriffs Deputy Johnie Rose responded first to exist as we see them today. Geologic forces have compressed, the emergency. stretched, built up and torn down this impressive landscape for “I was walking through looking at the damage and we heard millions of years.
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