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Save Be Dug up in Donut Hole (WC Files) Vol.38 No.1 | 2019 Published by the Wilderness Committee FREE REPORT VE TH SkSAagEit END LOGGING AND MINING THREAT Joe Foy, overstated. Wilderness habitats protected in Skagit and Manning premier to stop the chainsaws, to no Co-Executive Director within the Skagit headwaters are provincial parks.5 However, the rest avail. By winter four new clearcuts @JoeFoyWild required to recover B.C.’s North of its lands aren’t protected. They scarred the mountainsides. Cascade population of grizzly bears are covered by a 1984 treaty — the What successive B.C. governments — the priority grizzly population for High Ross Treaty — between B.C. have been too slow to grasp is just recovery in the province.2 Over 200 and Seattle calling for conservation how vital the headwaters of the species of birds have to protect the health of Skagit River are to the health and 6 been documented here The recent clearcut the watershed. wellbeing of the region’s people and he Skagit River rises in the and the area contains Which is why wildlife. This river and its tributary TCascade Mountains from important forest habitat logging in the Donut environmental groups streams are located near the town wetlands, rivulets and tarns located for the endangered Hole is a wake-up call on both sides of the of Hope. The headwaters are within on both sides of the 49th parallel, northern spotted owl.3 4 border were surprised a half day drive of over six million eventually entering the Salish Sea Climate change’s for all those who love when last year the people including those from Metro near Mount Vernon, Washington. increased stress on our the Skagit B.C. government — Seattle, Bellingham, Metro Vancouver The area’s lush forests and clean environment through through its own BC and the Fraser Valley.9 And it’s a clear waters support an impressive forest fires and smaller Timber Sales (BCTS) major outdoor recreation destination diversity of fish and wildlife, salmon runs makes protecting the — allowed clearcutting in the featured in local hiking guidebooks.10 including an important run of Skagit even more important. headwaters of the Skagit River in These headwaters are unceded chinook salmon.1 The good news is about two- an area surrounded by those parks. Indigenous lands. Upper Skagit, This area’s importance can’t be thirds of B.C.’s Skagit headwaters are Nicknamed the Donut Hole, the Stó:lō, Syilx and Nlaka’pamux people forest here hasn’t been granted have accessed the Skagit headwaters provincial park status because of a forests, meadows and streams since pre-existing mineral claim tenure time immemorial for essentials such currently owned by the mining as clean water, wild foods, old- company, Imperial Metals.7 growth wood and other cultural While we scrambled to get it materials needed for medicines and stopped, BCTS was allowed to grind spirituality.11 on over the long days of summer Recent clearcut logging in the and into the fall of 2018.8 Both the Donut Hole is a wake-up call for all mayor of Seattle and governor of those who love the Skagit. It’s time Washington State called on B.C.’s to protect it for good. Photo top: 18 Mile Creek (Paul Morgan). Photos above: grizzly bear (Don Johnston), clearcut in Smitheram Valley, Donut Hole (WC files). WHAT’S AT RISK IN SKAGIT COUNTRY DONUT HOLE remains pristine to this day and much KLESILKWA RIVER Swanee Lake and its old-growth The Donut Hole is a 5,800-hectare of the valley bottom is designated as Klesilkwa River and its tributary forests would be protected as well. hole in Manning and Skagit protected northern spotted owl habitat. Maselpanik Creek drain the mountains These two spots are designated as provincial parks. It contains three BCTS has proposed building a to the west of Skagit Valley Provincial habitat areas for the endangered large valleys that drain into the network of logging roads through Park. Klesilkwa and Maselpanik have northern spotted owl.22 Skagit — Smitheram, 26 Mile and the area to enable large-scale already been heavily logged. However, Logging continues to pick away Silverdaisy. clearcutting. The Donut Hole must there are still many reasons these valleys and endanger forest habitat in the Although it was left out of park be protected now.16 should be protected from further upper Silverhope Creek watershed protection because of a pre-existing damage. and protection should be granted mineral claim, the immediate SUMALLO RIVER The valleys are important fish and immediately. threat is logging. In the early 2000s Sumallo River is a tributary of the wildlife habitat and will become key BC Timber Sales began clearcut Skagit and grizzly bear refuge areas once they UPPER CHILLIWACK RIVER logging in Smitheram Valley — drains the increase back to healthy numbers. Paleface Creek and Depot Creek habitat supposedly set aside for mountains They are the location of a historic trail both drain into Chilliwack Lake. the endangered northern spotted to the west route scouted out in the late 1850s Though the lake is in a protected owl.12 13 Protests by environmental of Manning to access the Fraser River gold rush.20 park, the two creeks aren’t. By groups helped stop the logging — Provincial Park. These valleys must be protected now protecting Paleface and Depot until 2018 when it started up again. The Sumallo to go through a process of natural creeks, the Trans Canada Trail section Now, BCTS is asking for government drainage regeneration. going over the Paleface-Silverhope approval to log in Silverdaisy and 26 has several Pass would be protected and would Mile valleys as well.14 unprotected Photo: Sumallo Valley (WC files). UPPER SILVERHOPE CREEK be a great recreation feature.23 Although Silverdaisy Valley saw and unlogged Silverhope Creek lies just west of industrial development decades ago, valleys including 20 Mile, 18 Mile the Skagit River watershed and flows the valley essentially remains unlogged and Laforgue. It also drains Mount to the Fraser River. The Silverhope and is home to a popular hiking trail Outram. Both 18 Mile Valley and Creek Valley is the route the Skagit to Silverdaisy Peak.15 26 Mile Valley Mount Outram have popular hiking River access road follows as it makes trails.17 18 All three valleys have been its way south from near Hope to designated as northern spotted owl Skagit Valley Provincial Park. wildlife habitat areas (WHA).19 A tiny area is currently protected While there are currently no by Silver Lake Provincial Park, but the Photo: wild lupines (John E. Marriott). logging plans for the Sumallo, upper watershed of Silverhope Creek nothing is holding logging operations warrants protection to ensure future back so it’s only a matter of time. The logging operations don’t harm the Sumallo drainages need to be fully unlogged Eaton Creek Valley and its 21 Photo: view from Silverdaisy Peak, Donut Hole (WC files). protected now. popular hiking trail to Eaton Lake. Hope 5 Fraser River Spotted PROPOSED PROTECTION IN SKAGIT REGION 1 Owl WHA 3 Silver Lake Silverhope Creek ¯ Prov Mt Park Creek Outram Ghost 0 2.5 5 km Pass Ferguson River E.C. Spotted 18 Mile Cr Eaton Manning Owl 20 Mile Cr Lake Sumallo Spotted WHA Laforgue Cr Provincial Swanee Owl River Lake WHA Park Creek Upper Donut Silverhope Upper SilverdaisyHole Cr Smitheram Cantelon Skagit Cr Creek Skagit 3 26 Mile Cr Watershed River Skagit River Trail Watershed Hicks Cr River Silver Skagit Rd Canada Trail Skagit Maselpanik Creek Trans Some Hiking Trails Klesilkwa Highways E.C. Silver Skagit Rd Skagit Proposed Protected Areas Manning in BC Skagit Region Valley Parks and Protected Areas Chilliwack Provincial River Provincial Wildlife Habitat Areas Paleface Cr (WHA) with No Logging Lake Park Park Allowed Upper Cutblock Status Prov Chilliwack Ross Approved Park Pending Approval River Lake British Columbia Logged Proposed BCTS Info Watershed Washington (USA) Pasayten Cutblocks 2019 to 2023 North Cascades National Park Wilderness SKAGIT WATERSHED IN BC AND WASHINGTON Cascade Mountains 1 SEEING THE BIG PICTURE 5 Princeton 3 British Hope hen it comes to parks and protected areas, many Columbia River Keremeos Wof us in Canada and the U.S. can’t see past the 1 E.C. Manning border. We’re knowledgeable about parks in our own Vancouver Chilliwack Skagit Cathedral Snowy Fraser Valley Prov Protected Chilliwack Park Provincial Area countries, but fail to see the connection between what’s Surrey Cultus Lake Lake Prov Prov Park Salish Abbotsford Prov Park Park 24 & Liumchen Park Sea Ecol Reserve protected just over the border. B.C.’s Skagit Valley is a British Columbia Mt. Baker Pasayten good example of this, as it’s part of one of the largest Washington (USA) North Wilderness Wilderness Cascades and most diverse regions of contiguous cross-border National protected lands in North America. Park Bellingham Skagit River South of the border, the North Cascades National Park, Watershed 20 Mount Baker National Wilderness and Recreation Areas, 5 Skagit Winthrop the Pasayten Wilderness and Loomis Forest are linked River with Canada’s Liumchen and Chilliwack River Ecological Mt Vernon Reserves, as well as Cultus Lake, Chilliwack Lake, Skagit Victoria Salish Glacier Valley, Manning, Cathedral and Snowy Mountain Sea Peak Washington provincial parks. This combined network of cross-border Wilderness (USA) wildlands total over one million hectares in size and serves as a critical wildlife corridor. This is the region’s Everett best hope of holding on to and recovering Some Major Highways 25 ¯ Skagit River Watershed much-loved fish and wildlife populations. 5 0 10 20 km 2 Parks & Protected Areas (including BC Provincial Parks & Protected Areas, and US National Forest Wilderness Designation; but not including Washington State level protected areas) Seattle North Cascades National Park in US Photos left to right: hiker on Silverdaisy Peak (WC files), red crossbill (Grambo Photography), west entrance to Manning Provincial Park (WC files), bobcat (Jakob Dulisse), ancient Douglas-fir, 18 Mile Valley (WC files).
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