DOCSLIB.ORG

COMPLAINT for DECLARATORY and INJUNCTIVE RELIEF Susan

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
COMPLAINT for DECLARATORY and INJUNCTIVE RELIEF Susan 1 Susan Jane M. Brown (WSB #31224, OSB #05460) Western Environmental Law Center 2 4107 NE Couch St. 3 Portland, OR. 97232 Ph. 503-914-1323 4 [email protected] 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE 9 NORTH CASCADES CONSERVATION Civ. Case No. 11-CV-666 10 COUNCIL, PILCHUCK AUDUBON 11 SOCIETY, nonprofit organizations; and WILLIAM (BILL) M. LIDER, an individual, 12 COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY Plaintiffs, AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 13 14 vs. (National Environmental Policy Act, 15 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, National Forest Management Act, Safe, an agency of the United States Department of Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 16 Transportation; the WESTERN FEDERAL Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 17 LANDS HIGHWAY DIVISION, a subdivision Users (SAFETEA-LU); and of the Federal Highway Administration; the Administrative Procedure Act) 18 UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, an agency of the United States Department of 19 Agriculture, 20 Defendants. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PAGE 1 – COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 1 INTRODUCTION 2 1. This is a civil action for declaratory and injunctive relief under the Administrative 3 Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 551-706. The claims arise from Defendants’ violations of the 4 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321-4370(d), and its implementing 5 regulations, 40 C.F.R. § 1500 et seq.; the National Forest Management Act (NFMA), 16 U.S.C. § 6 1600 et seq., and its implementing regulations, 36 C.F.R. §§ 219.1-219.29 (1982); and Safe, 7 Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA- 8 LU), 23 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. and its implementing regulations. This action is brought pursuant 9 to the right of review provision of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. § 702. 10 2. Plaintiffs North Cascades Conservation Council, Pilchuck Audubon Society, and William 11 (Bill) M. Lider (Plaintiffs) allege that the Defendants Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 12 an agency of the United States Department of Transportation; the Western Federal Lands 13 Highway Division (WFLHD), a subdivision of the Federal Highway Administration; and the 14 United States Forest Service, violated federal law in its preparation of the Suiattle River Road 15 Emergency Repairs Project (Suiattle River Road Project), located on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie 16 National Forest in Washington State. 17 3. Plaintiffs challenge the failure of Defendants to comply with the Record of Decision on 18 Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest Related Species within the 19 Range of the Northern Spotted Owl (Northwest Forest Plan, or NFP) and the Mt. Baker- 20 Snoqualmie National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) in its planning and 21 implementation of the Suiattle River Road Project. 22 4. Plaintiffs also challenge Defendant’s failure to meet its procedural duties required by 23 NEPA by failing to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) or environmental impact 24 statement (EIS) for the Suiattle River Road Project. 25 5. Plaintiffs seek an order: 26 a. Declaring that Defendants violated NFMA and the APA by failing to comply with 27 the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest LRMP, Northwest Forest Plan, and their associated 28 Records of Decision when it planned and implemented the Suiattle River Road Project; PAGE 2 – COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 1 b. Declaring that Defendants failed to comply with NEPA, NFMA, SAFETEA-LU, 2 and the APA when it prepared the Suiattle River Road Project Categorical Exclusion; 3 c. Enjoining Defendants and their contractors, agents, etc. from undertaking any 4 activities related to the Suiattle River Road Project, unless and until Defendants have complied 5 with NFMA, NEPA, SAFETEA-LU, and the APA; 6 d. Awarding Plaintiffs their reasonable attorneys fees and costs incurred in this 7 action pursuant to the EAJA, 28 U.S.C. § 2412; and 8 e. Granting Plaintiffs such additional and further relief as the Court deems just and 9 equitable. 10 6. The requested relief is necessary to preserve the status quo, to prevent illegal agency 11 action, and to forestall irreparable injury to the environment. 12 JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND BASIS FOR RELIEF 13 7. Jurisdiction is proper in this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 (federal question), 2201 14 (injunctive relief), 2202 (declaratory relief), and 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (United States as a defendant). 15 8. This cause of action arises under the laws of the United States, including the 16 Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq.; the National Environmental 17 Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 et seq.; the National Forest Management Act (NFMA) 16 18 U.S.C. § 1600 et seq.; and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 19 A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), 23 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.. 20 9. An actual, justiciable controversy exists between Plaintiffs and Defendants. The 21 requested relief is proper under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 & 2202, and 5 U.S.C. §§ 705 & 706. 22 10. The claims arose from a decision implemented on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National 23 Forest, in Snohomish County. Venue is properly vested in this Court by 28 U.S.C. § 1391(e) and 24 Local Rule 5(e). 25 11. If Plaintiffs prevail, Plaintiffs will seek an award of costs and fees, including attorneys’ 26 fees, pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412. 27 PARTIES 28 12. Plaintiff NORTH CASCADES CONSERVATION COUNCIL (NCCC), a 501(c)(3) PAGE 3 – COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 1 locally-based member- and donation-supported organization, was founded in 1957 “to protect 2 and preserve the North Cascades’ scenic, scientific, recreational, education and wilderness 3 values.” Over more than fifty years, the organization has played a part in many successful 4 wildlands protection campaigns in the region, and continues to monitor conditions in these 5 extensive public lands, and work towards their protection and restoration. NCCC represents 6 approximately 350 members in Washington and the United States. 7 13. Plaintiff PILCHUCK AUDUBON SOCIETY (PAS) represents approximately 1,000 8 members in the north Puget Sound region of Washington State. PAS’ mission is to conserve and 9 restore natural ecosystems focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of the earth’s 10 biological diversity. PAS has worked to protect local forests and other wild lands since 1970. 11 PAS members use the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and surrounding public lands for 12 various forms of passive recreation including bird and other wildlife-watching; hiking; climbing; 13 camping; gathering berries, mushrooms, and medicinal plants; and spiritual renewal. 14 14. Members of the Plaintiff organizations visit and enjoy the forests of the Mt. Baker- 15 Snoqualmie National Forest, including the Suiattle River Road Project area for educational, 16 recreational, and scientific activities, including hiking, camping, photography, and observing 17 wildlife. Plaintiffs would sustain injury to their interests if the Suiattle River Road Project is 18 implemented in the absence of a legally and scientifically sufficient analysis of the project’s 19 environmental impacts. The interests of Plaintiffs and their members would sustain further 20 injury because the project will degrade water quality, diminish aesthetic value, and harm fish and 21 wildlife in and around the project area. 22 15. Plaintiff WILLIAM M. (BILL) LIDER has resided continuously in Snohomish County, 23 Washington for over 32 years, and has been active in national forest issues for nearly 30 years. 24 Bill is a frequent user of the national forests and has hiked and backed extensively in the 25 Darrington Ranger District, including the Suiattle River watershed. Mr. Lider received a 26 Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Resources Engineering from Humboldt State 27 University, Arcata, CA in 1976. He became a professional civil engineer in Washington in 1984 28 and a Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL) in 1998. For the last 20 years he PAGE 4 – COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF 1 has specialized in storm water design including water quality and flow control for large 2 municipal projects. Mr. Lider is certified by WSDOT to prepare Hydraulic Reports and has 3 prepared drainage reports for King County and Snohomish County. He has had many years 4 experience in the design and construction of roads and transportation systems, and has assisted 5 with the survey of forest roads for the United States Forest Service. 6 16. Defendant FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (FHWA) is an agency of the 7 United Stats Department of Transportation that supports State and local governments in the 8 design, construction, and maintenance of the Nation’s highway system (Federal Aid Highway 9 Program) and various federally and tribal owned lands (Federal Lands Highway Program). 10 17. Defendant WESTERN FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY DIVISION (WFLHD) operates 11 as part of the Federal Lands Highway Program, serving the needs of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, 12 Montana, Alaska, and the Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in Wyoming. WFLHD 13 actively administers the surveying, designing and constructing of forest highway system roads, 14 parkways and park roads, Indian reservation roads, defense access roads, and other Federal lands 15 roads. 16 18. Defendant UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE is a federal agency within the United 17 States Department of Agriculture. Defendant is, by law, responsible for the management policies 18 and actions undertaken with respect to the public lands. By statutory authority, and the agency’s 19 own regulations, Defendant is also responsible for implementing NFMA, NEPA, and other land 20 management laws and regulations pertaining to actions and decisions on lands administered by 21 Defendant.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Suspended-Sediment Concentration in the Sauk River, Washington, Water Years 2012-13
    Prepared in cooperation with the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe Suspended-Sediment Concentration in the Sauk River, Washington, Water Years 2012-13 By Christopher A. Curran1, Scott Morris2, and James R. Foreman1 1 U.S. Geological Survey, Washington Water Science Center, Tacoma, Washington 2 Department of Natural Resources, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Darrington, Washington Photograph of glacier-derived suspended sediment entering the Sauk River immediately downstream of the Suiattle River mouth (August 5, 2014, Chris Curran). iii Introduction The Sauk River is one of the few remaining large, glacier-fed rivers in western Washington that is unconstrained by dams and drains a relatively undisturbed landscape along the western slope of the Cascade Range. The river and its tributaries are important spawning ground and habitat for endangered Chinook salmon (Beamer and others, 2005) and also the primary conveyors of meltwater and sediment from Glacier Peak, an active volcano (fig. 1). As such, the Sauk River is a significant tributary source of both fish and fluvial sediment to the Skagit River, the largest river in western Washington that enters Puget Sound. Because of its location and function, the Sauk River basin presents a unique opportunity in the Puget Sound region for studying the sediment load derived from receding glaciers and the potential impacts to fish spawning and rearing habitat, and downstream river-restoration and flood- control projects. The lower reach of the Sauk River has some of the highest rates of incubation mortality for Chinook salmon in the Skagit River basin, a fact attributed to unusually high deposition of fine-grained sediments (Beamer, 2000b).
    [Show full text]
  • The Complete Script
    Feb rua rg 1968 North Cascades Conservation Council P. 0. Box 156 Un ? ve rs i ty Stat i on Seattle, './n. 98 105 SCRIPT FOR NORTH CASCAOES SLIDE SHOW (75 SI Ides) I ntroduct Ion : The North Cascades fiountatn Range In the State of VJashington Is a great tangled chain of knotted peaks and spires, glaciers and rivers, lakes, forests, and meadov;s, stretching for a 150 miles - roughly from Pt. fiainier National Park north to the Canadian Border, The h undreds of sharp spiring mountain peaks, many of them still unnamed and relatively unexplored, rise from near sea level elevations to seven to ten thousand feet. On the flanks of the mountains are 519 glaciers, in 9 3 square mites of ice - three times as much living ice as in all the rest of the forty-eight states put together. The great river valleys contain the last remnants of the magnificent Pacific Northwest Rain Forest of immense Douglas Fir, cedar, and hemlock. f'oss and ferns carpet the forest floor, and wild• life abounds. The great rivers and thousands of streams and lakes run clear and pure still; the nine thousand foot deep trencli contain• ing 55 mile long Lake Chelan is one of tiie deepest canyons in the world, from lake bottom to mountain top, in 1937 Park Service Study Report declared that the North Cascades, if created into a National Park, would "outrank in scenic quality any existing National Park in the United States and any possibility for such a park." The seven iiiitlion acre area of the North Cascades is almost entirely Fedo rally owned, and managed by the United States Forest Service, an agency of the Department of Agriculture, The Forest Ser• vice operates under the policy of "multiple use", which permits log• ging, mining, grazing, hunting, wt Iderness, and alI forms of recrea• tional use, Hov/e ve r , the 1937 Park Study Report rec ornmen d ed the creation of a three million acre Ice Peaks National Park ombracing all of the great volcanos of the North Cascades and most of the rest of the superlative scenery.
    [Show full text]
  • Rediscover the Suiattle: Hikes and Sights
    Le Conte Chaval, Mountain Rediscover the Suiattle:Mount Hikes and Sights Su ia t t l e R o Crater To Marblemount, a d Lake Sentinel Old Guard Hwy 20 Peak Bi Buckindy, Peak g C reek Mount Misch, Lizard Mount (not Mountain official) Boulder Boat T Hurricane e Lake Peak Launch Rd na Crk s as C en r G L A C I E R T e e Ba P E A K k ch e l W I L D E R N E S S Agnes o Mountain r C Boulder r e Lake e Gunsight k k Peak e Cub Trailhead k e Dome e r Lake Peak Sinister Boundary e C Peak r Green Bridge Put-in C y e k Mountain c n u Lookout w r B o e D v Darrington i Huckleberry F R Ranger S Mountain Buck k R Green Station u Trailhead Creek a d Campground Mountain S 2 5 Trailhead Old-growth Suiattle in Rd Mounta r Saddle Bow Grove Guard een u Gr Downey Creek h Mountain Station lp u k Trailhead S e Bannock Cr e Mountain To I-5, C i r Darrington c l Seattle e U R C Gibson P H M er Sulphur S UL T N r S iv e uia ttle R Creek T e Falls R A k Campground I L R Mt Baker- Suiattle d Trailhead Sulphur Snoqualmie Box ! Mountain Sitting Mountain Bull National Forest Milk n Creek Mountain Old Sauk yo Creek an North Indigo Bridge C Trailhead To Suiattle Closure Lake Lime Miners Ridge White Road Mountain No Trail Chuck Access M Lookout Mountain M I i Plummer L l B O U L D E R Old Sauk k Mountain Rat K Image Universal C R I V E R Trap Meadow C Access Trail r Lake Suiattle Pass Mountain Crystal R e W I L D E R N E S S e E Pass N Trailhead Lake k Sa ort To Mountain E uk h S Meadow K R id Mountain T ive e White Chuck Loop Hwy ners Cre r R i ek R M d Bench A e Chuc Whit k River I I L Trailhead L A T R T Featured Trailheads Land Ownership S To Holden, E Other Trailheads National Wilderness Area R Stehekin Fire C Mountain Campgrounds National Forest I C Beaver C I F P A Fortress Boat Launch State Conservation Lake Pugh Mtn Mountain Trailhead Campground Other State Road Helmet Butte Old-growth Lakes Mt.
    [Show full text]
  • RCFB April 2021 Page 1 Agenda TUESDAY, April 27 OPENING and MANAGEMENT REPORTS 9:00 A.M
    REVISED 4/8/21 Proposed Agenda Recreation and Conservation Funding Board April 27, 2021 Online Meeting ATTENTION: Protecting the public, our partners, and our staff are of the utmost importance. Due to health concerns with the novel coronavirus this meeting will be held online. The public is encouraged to participate online and will be given opportunities to comment, as noted below. If you wish to participate online, please click the link below to register and follow the instructions in advance of the meeting. Technical support for the meeting will be provided by RCO’s board liaison who can be reached at [email protected]. Registration Link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JqkQAGCrRSOwbHLmg3a6oA Phone Option: (669)900-6833 - Webinar ID: 967 5491 2108 Location: RCO will also have a public meeting location for members of the public to listen via phone as required by the Open Public Meeting Act, unless this requirement is waived by gubernatorial executive order. In order to enter the building, the public must not exhibit symptoms of the COVID-19 and will be required to comply with current state law around personal protective equipment. RCO staff will meet the public in front of the main entrance to the natural resources building and escort them in. *Additionally, RCO will record this meeting and would be happy to assist you after the meeting to gain access to the information. Order of Presentation: In general, each agenda item will include a short staff presentation and followed by board discussion. The board only makes decisions following the public comment portion of the agenda decision item.
    [Show full text]
  • SKAGIT COOPERATIVE WEED MANAGEMENT AREA Upper Skagit Knotweed Control Program 2013 Season Ending Report
    SKAGIT COOPERATIVE WEED MANAGEMENT AREA Upper Skagit Knotweed Control Program 2013 Season Ending Report Sauk River during 2013 knotweed surveys. Prepared by: Michelle Murphy Stewardship Manager Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group PO Box 2497 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Introduction In the 2013 season, the Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group (SFEG) and our partners with the Skagit Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) or Skagit Knotweed Working Group, completed extensive surveys of rivers and streams in the Upper Skagit watershed, treating knotweed in a top-down, prioritized approach along these waterways, and monitoring a large percentage of previously recorded knotweed patches in the Upper Skagit watershed. We continued using the prioritization strategy developed in 2009 to guide where work is completed. SFEG contracted with the Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) crew and rafting companies to survey, monitor and treat knotweed patches. In addition SFEG was assisted by the DNR Aquatics Puget Sound Corps Crew (PSCC) in knotweed survey and treatment. SFEG and WCC also received on-the-ground assistance in our efforts from several Skagit CWMA partners including: U.S. Forest Service, Seattle City Light and the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe. The Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe received a grant from the EPA in 2011 to do survey and treatment work on the Lower Sauk River and in the town of Darrington through 2013. This work was done in coordination with SFEG’s Upper Skagit Knotweed Control Project. The knotweed program met its goal of surveying and treating both the upper mainstem floodplains of the Sauk and Skagit Rivers. SFEG and WCC surveyed for knotweed from May through June and then implemented treatment from July until the first week of September.
    [Show full text]
  • B.18: Skagit County Public Utilities District (PUD)
    B.18: Skagit County Public Utilities District (PUD) www.skagitpud.org Skagit Public Utility District Number 1 (Skagit PUD) Resource conservation and stewardship are increasing concerns of the operates the largest water system in the county, PUD. Recognizing the value of water resources in Skagit County, the providing 9,000,000 gallons of piped water to PUD is a member of the Skagit Watershed Council and is actively approximately 70,000 people every day. The PUD participating in efforts to protect ins-stream flows. maintains nearly 600 miles of pipelines and has over 31,000,000 gallons of storage volume. The vision of the PUD - is to be recognized as an outstanding regional leader and innovative utility provider that embodies environmental Mount Vernon, Burlington, and Sedro-Woolley receive the majority of stewardship and sound economic practices. the PUD’s water. Due to public demand for quality water, the PUD also provides service to unincorporated and remote areas of the county. The mission of the PUD - is to provide quality, safe, reliable, and The District’s service area includes part of Fidalgo Island at the west affordable utility services to its customers in an environmentally- end of the county and extends as far east as Marblemount. From north responsible, collaborative manner. to south, the District’s service area starts in Conway and extends north to Alger/Lake Samish. The values of the PUD are: PUD water originates in the protected Cultus Mountain watershed area Quality east of Clear Lake from 4 streams. Melting snow and season rainfall Reliability are diverted from an uninhabited, 9 square mile, forested area, located Environmental responsibility high about the mountains.
    [Show full text]
  • Preparing the Canoe to Navigate the Storm: Sport for Development from a Suquamish Perspective Renée Kate Lani Wikaire
    Florida State University Libraries Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations The Graduate School 2013 Preparing the Canoe to Navigate the Storm: Sport for Development from a Suquamish Perspective Renée Kate Lani Wikaire Follow this and additional works at the FSU Digital Library. For more information, please contact [email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION PREPARING THE CANOE TO NAVIGATE THE STORM: SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT FROM A SUQUAMISH PERSPECTIVE By RENÉE KATE LANI WIKAIRE A Thesis submitted to the Department of Sport Management in partial fulfilllment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2013 Renee Wikaire defended this thesis on the July 1st, 2013. The members of the supervisory committee were: Joshua Newman Professor Directing Thesis Jeffrey James Committee Member Michael Giardina Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the thesis has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank the Suquamish and Quinault communities for opening up their homes and community to me. I can now say that have a family in both Suquamish and Quinault, and relationships that I will cherish forever. I must also make clear that although I am regarded as the “author” of this document, the true authorship belongs not only to I, but rather, to the Suquamish community members that I encountered on my visit to the Port Madison Reserve. Also, thank you to Matahi Whakataka-Brightwell my elder and visionary for your guidance and support. To my committee members, Dr.
    [Show full text]
  • Appendix to the Draft
    Appendix A MARCH 2011 - DRAFT ORDINANCE NO.________ AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, establishing a Planned Action for the South Kitsap Industrial Area (SKIA), pursuant to the State Environmental Policy Act WHEREAS, the State Environmental policy Act (“SEPA”) and implementing rules provide for the integration of environmental review with land use planning and project review through designation of “Planned Actions” by jurisdictions planning under the Growth Management Act (“GMA”); and WHEREAS, the City has adopted a Comprehensive Plan complying with the GMA; and WHEREAS, the City has adopted development regulations permitting designation of Planned Actions; WHEREAS, the Puget Sound Regional Council’s Vision 2040 designates SKIA as a regional Manufacturing/Industrial Center (MIC), which is expected to accommodate significant employment growth at higher densities; and WHEREAS, the City has received a Climate Showcase Communities grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop a sub-area plan that supports sustainability, greenhouse gas reduction, low impact development stormwater and wastewater recycling; and WHEREAS, the City has prepared a sub-area plan and development regulations for the SKIA Sub-area; and WHEREAS, designation of a Planned Action expedites the permitting process for subsequent, implementing projects whose impacts have been previously addressed in a Planned Action environmental impact statement (“EIS”), and thereby encourages desired growth and economic development; and WHEREAS, the SKIA Sub-area Planned Action EIS identifies impacts and mitigation measures associated with planned development in the sub-area; and WHEREAS, the City has adopted development regulations which will help protect the environment, and is adopting zoning regulations specific to the sub-area which will guide the amount, location, form, and quality of desired development; and WHEREAS, the SKIA Sub-area is deemed to be appropriate for designation of a Planned Action.
    [Show full text]
  • Yakama-Cowlitz Trail: Ancient and Modern Paths Across the Mountains
    COLUMBIA THE MAGAZINE OF NORTHWEST HISTORY ■ SUMMER 2018 Yakama-Cowlitz Trail: Ancient and modern paths across the mountains North Cascades National Park celebrates 50 years • Explore WPA Legacies A quarterly publication of the Washington State Historical Society TWO CENTURIES OF GLASS 19 • JULY 14–DECEMBER 6, 2018 27 − Experience the beauty of transformed materials • − Explore innovative reuse from across WA − See dozens of unique objects created by upcycling, downcycling, recycling − Learn about enterprising makers in our region 18 – 1 • 8 • 9 WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY MUSEUM 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma | 1-888-BE-THERE WashingtonHistory.org CONTENTS COLUMBIA The Magazine of Northwest History A quarterly publication of the VOLUME THIRTY-TWO, NUMBER TWO ■ Feliks Banel, Editor Theresa Cummins, Graphic Designer FOUNDING EDITOR COVER STORY John McClelland Jr. (1915–2010) ■ 4 The Yakama-Cowlitz Trail by Judy Bentley OFFICERS Judy Bentley searches the landscape, memories, old photos—and President: Larry Kopp, Tacoma occasionally, signage along the trail—to help tell the story of an Vice President: Ryan Pennington, Woodinville ancient footpath over the Cascades. Treasurer: Alex McGregor, Colfax Secretary/WSHS Director: Jennifer Kilmer EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES Jay Inslee, Governor Chris Reykdal, Superintendent of Public Instruction Kim Wyman, Secretary of State BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sally Barline, Lakewood Natalie Bowman, Tacoma Enrique Cerna, Seattle Senator Jeannie Darneille, Tacoma David Devine, Tacoma 14 Crown Jewel Wilderness of the North Cascades by Lauren Danner Suzie Dicks, Belfair Lauren14 Danner commemorates the 50th22 anniversary of one of John B. Dimmer, Tacoma Washington’s most special places in an excerpt from her book, Jim Garrison, Mount Vernon Representative Zack Hudgins, Tukwila Crown Jewel Wilderness: Creating North Cascades National Park.
    [Show full text]
  • 1968 Mountaineer Outings
    The Mountaineer The Mountaineer 1969 Cover Photo: Mount Shuksan, near north boundary North Cascades National Park-Lee Mann Entered as second-class matter, April 8, 1922, at Post Office, Seattle, Wash., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published monthly and semi-monthly during June by The Mountaineers, P.O. Box 122, Seattle, Washington 98111. Clubroom is at 7191h Pike Street, Seattle. Subscription price monthly Bulletin and Annual, $5.00 per year. EDITORIAL STAFF: Alice Thorn, editor; Loretta Slat­ er, Betty Manning. Material and photographs should be submitted to The Mountaineers, at above address, before Novem­ ber 1, 1969, for consideration. Photographs should be black and white glossy prints, 5x7, with caption and photographer's name on back. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced and include writer's name, address and phone number. foreword Since the North Cascades National Park was indubi­ tably the event of this past year, this issue of The Mountaineer attempts to record aspects of that event. Many other magazines and groups have celebrated by now, of course, but hopefully we have managed to avoid total redundancy. Probably there will be few outward signs of the new management in the park this summer. A great deal of thinking and planning is in progress as the Park Serv­ ice shapes its policies and plans developments. The North Cross-State highway, while accessible by four­ wheel vehicle, is by no means fully open to the public yet. So, visitors and hikers are unlikely to "see" the changeover to park status right away. But the first articles in this annual reveal both the thinking and work which led to the park, and the think­ ing which must now be done about how the park is to be used.
    [Show full text]
  • North Stillaguamish Valley ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT PLAN October, 2015 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    North Stillaguamish Valley ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT PLAN October, 2015 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The strength of the North Stillaguamish Economic Redevelopment Plan lies in the people who have crafted it, who live and work in the valley and who will continue to shape its future. The project team is honored to have worked with this enthusiastic group of stakeholders. Office of Senator Maria Cantwell Town of Darrington Sally Hintz, Northwest Washington Director Dan Rankin, Mayor Snohomish County Councilman Ken Klein, Snohomish County Council District 1 Washington State University Sean Connell, Trade and Economic Development Director Curtis Moulton, Snohomish County Director, WSU Extension Annique Bennett, Tourism Promotion Area Coordinator Bradley Gaolach, Director, Western Center for Metropolitan Extension & Research Linda Neunzig, Agricultural Project Coordinator Martha Aitken, Senior Associate for Metropolitan Extension Judy Pendergrass, Extension Coordinator City of Arlington Barbara Tolbert, Mayor Workforce Snohomish Paul Ellis, City Administrator Erin Monroe, CEO Reid Shockey, Consultant Mary Houston, Director of Service Delivery PROJECT TEAM Economic Alliance Snohomish County Troy McClelland, President and CEO Glenn Coil, Senior Manager, Public Policy & Research Community Attributes Inc. Funded by Chris Mefford, President and CEO U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration Alison Peters, Research Principal Award # 07-79-07116 Elliot Weiss, Project Manager Tim Degner, Graphic Designer Economic Adjustment Assistance Program under 42 U.S.C. §3149, Section 290 Mark Goodman, Planning Analyst of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (Public Law 89- 136), as amended by the Economic Development Administration Reauthoriza- Yolanda Ho, Planning Analyst tion Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-373) Bryan Lobel, Senior Planning Analyst North Stillaguamish Valley ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT PLAN 808 134th St.
    [Show full text]
  • Mapping of Major Latest Pleistocene to Holocene Eruptive Episodes from the Glacier Peak Volcano, Washington—A Record of Lahar
    MAPPING OF MAJOR LATEST PLEISTOCENE TO HOLOCENE ERUPTIVE EPISODES FROM THE GLACIER PEAK VOLCANO, WASHINGTON—A RECORD OF LAHARIC INUNDATION OF THE PUGET LOWLANDS FROM DARRINGTON TO THE PUGET SOUND 123° 122° 121° 49° Benjamin W. Stanton and Joe D. Dragovich, Washington Department of Natural Resouces, Division of Geology and Earth Resources, 1111 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98504-7007, [email protected] and [email protected] map area Bellingham SAN WHA TCOM 20 JUAN Volcanic hazards in the Pacific Northwest are typically associated with more visible stratovolcanoes, such as Mount Rainier. Glacier Peak, a North Cascade dacitic stratovolcano near Darrington, Washington, has produced at least three large eruptive episodes See Figure 2 14 path of lahars since the culmination of the last continental glaciation with each episode likely lasting a few hundred years. Data from recent detailed geologic mapping, new C ages, stratigraphic relations, clast petrographic analyses, geochemical analyses, and laharic SKAGIT to lower Skagit Valley ISLAND sand composition indicate that three large eruptive episodes occurred in the latest Pleistocene and Holocene—the information refines and expands on the pioneering work of Beget (1981). These voluminous events traveled up to 135 km downvalley of the path of lahars to lower Stillaguamish Valley Glacier Peak edifice and reached the Puget Sound via the ancient Skagit and Stillaguamish deltas. Glacier Peak has erupted dacite of similar composition throughout its history. Hypersthene-hornblende-(augite)-phyric vesicular lahar clasts found from Glacier Peak to La volcano 48° SNOHMISH Conner, Washington have similar geochemistry to dacite flows sampled on the volcano. Radiocarbon dating of the White Chuck assemblage shows an eruptive episode of ~11,900 yrs B.P.
    [Show full text]