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,,','<" ' ' .····•. ~()rtn' .~8.a<:!ldes Na;tional, •·l'ar~.. ~,B.~ &.1\~ ~I<., .. ~lzl.n ~ati9'lal.Re<:l'eatton· ·Areaa · a.e~o.\Y<:)l:)~t. Waahtngt;on. 913284 .__ -_ ""'' ,' ,' ,' ', ,,: ; ' '-_'-' >- ' a'EfA>tin ~.0.~ AND l?OOLICA'l"I~ OF CONCERN TO . '$E NOR'.i'R. CASCAilES ARFA l'repared by: c. Robert waa­ Aquatie Research Biologist Sept-ber 30, 1973 (.R~ised Octi:>ber 10, 19'74} SKA 1974 Ill North Cascades N11t ional Park Ross Lake and Lake Chelan National Recreation Areas Sedro Woolley, Washington 98284 A PARTIAL LISTlllG OF HISTORY AND NA'l"LJRAL SCIENCE RELATED PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS OF CONCERN TO THE NORTH CASCADES AREA A Progress Report Prepared by: C. Robert Wasem Aquatic Research Biologist September 30, 1973 (Revised October 10, 1974) I f ' 333./074 A-1 North CatiC'J.d·~a liP A. GLIJ1ATOLOGY 1. Hc{lthcr Bureau. 1965. Climatoc:raphy of the United States Ho. 86-39, Decennial census of the United States Cliir.ate - climatic summary of the United States - supplement for 1951 through 1960. U. s. Dept. of Commerce, Washington, D. C. 91 pp. 2. Heather Bureau. 1956. Clima.tography of the United States No. ll-39. Climatic s~~Y of the United States - supplement for 1931 through 1952, Washington, total precipitation. U. S. Department of Commerce. 79 pp. 3. l'hillips, Earl L. 1960. Climatography of the United States Ho. 60-45. Clirr~tes of the States. Climate of Washington. U.S. Dept. of Cownerce, Washington, D. C. 27 pp. 4. l·lcteoroloGY Colllllli t tee. 1968. Climatological P.andbook, Columbia Basin :,'i;ates, hourly data, Vol. 3, Part B. Pacific Northwest River Basins Cor.~dssion, Vancouver, Washington. pp 342 - 641 + ix + 28 appendix pages 5. l'·lc·::.eorology Comr.U ttee. 1968. Climatological Handbook, Cclurabia Basin States, hourly data, Vol. 3, Part A. Pacific Northwest Hiver Basinz Co~~ssion, Vancouver, WA. 341 pp + ix + 3 appendix map pages 6. NeteoroloGY Committee. 1969. Climatological r..a.ndbook, Columbia River Eo. sin States, Precipitation, Vol. 2. Paci!'ic North;;est River Basins Col!1~ssion, Vancouver, \JA 263 pp. + ix + 89 appendix pages. 7. !Ceteorology Cormni. ttee. 1969. Climatological handbook, Columbia. Basin States, Ter:1perature, Vol. l, Part A. Pacif'ic Northuest River Basins Cormni.ssion, Vancouver, WA. 268 pp. + viii + 3 appendix rr.aps 8. lt.eteoro1oGY Colllllli ttee. 1969. Climatological l'.andbook, Colur-,:Oia &1.sin States, Temperature, Vol. l, Part B. Pacific North>~est River Basins Collllllission, Vancouver, HA. pp 269 - 540 + viii + 28 appendix pages 9. fustay, Hillard and John S. Gla.d;;ell, 1968. A statistical eva.lo.ation cf the effects of the 1963-64 cloud seeding program on runoff fron the Skagit River ;;atershed. Prepared for the State of Hashington Dept. or' Hater Resources, Olympia., by the State of Washington Water Research Center. 54 pp + 122 appendix pages. (Open-file report No. 5) 10. Gladwell, Johns. and Millard Hastay, 1967. A statistical eva.lo.ation • f the Skagit River cloud seeding program, 1963-64, Part I. Ccnclu:cions and reco=endations and Part II Appendix. 30 pp + 45 appendix pages. (Open­ file report No. 3) l. U. S. Geolo~:;ieal Survey. 1971. Water supply studies for Hoss Lak: and Lake Chelan National Recreation Areas and North Cascades National Po.rll: during fiscal year 1971. Admini stra. ti ve Report for National Po.rk Service. Tacoma, WA 42 pp. C-1 C. SOCIOLOCY 1. Thompson, Bernadine. 19'(3. Concern for environmental problems hy cnmpers at North Casca.dcs National Park, WnOJhinp;ton. Prcpr,rcd for Dr. Ii)'nn Hobbins, Univ. of Vlashington. 16 p. tables and appcndlx 2. Field, Donnld H. 1972. People in pnrl1::, populntion pr.rrunr,tr,rs. llorth Pacific Dordcr Study, National Park Service Sociological Studies. G p. 3. Field, Donald H. 1972. Hashington residents. North Pacific Dorder Study, National Park Service Sociological Studies. 9 p. 4. O'Leary, Joseph T. 1974. Community conflict and ad8.ptation: an ex&~ination of community response to changes in natural resource management and policy strategies. Ph. D. Dissertation, Univ. of Hashington. D-1 D. ECONOMICS l ~. c,)J:rmuni ty Development Services, Inc. 1972. Tne North Cascades Hich1>1ay - I'~s impact on com.rmmi ty economies. Prepared for V/ashington State Park~ and Recreation Comrnission. 162 pp. 2. City of Seattle Dept. of Lighting. 1'!73. Operation Cascade: A plan for Nowhalem and Diablo. Prepared by Joyce, Copeland, Vauchan and Nordforsi Jones and Jonesi and Operation Cascade Working Corrmittee. 59 p. E-1 E. HISCELLAJ:!EOUS l. Zalesky, Philip H. and Founta Butler. 1959. Economic potential of wilderness in The Northern Cascades. Sierra Club Bulletin. Vol. 44 (7): 29-36. F-1 ];'. POLICY AND LEGISLATION l. Nation3.l Park Service. 1970. Master Plan, North Cascades National Park Service Complex, Washington. 55 pp. 2. National Park Service. 1970. Wilderness Recommendations •. North Cascades Complex. 48 pp. 3. National Park Service. 1967. North Cascades National Park and Ross Lake National Recreation Area - a proposal. 20 pp. 4. Tne North Cascades Study Team. 1965. The North Cascades Study Report. u. S. Dept. of Interior, U. s. Dept. of Agriculture, 190 pp. 5. 92nd Congress, lst Session. 1971. Communication from The President of tohe United States transmitting fourteen proposals to add to the National Wilderness Systc~. Part 2. House Document No. 92 - 102. 48 pp. 6. lfucklcbcrry, Malcolm E. 1970. The North Cascades Controven;y, 1963-1970. M. Sc. Thesis, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. 110 p. G-1 G. FISH AND WILDLIFE l. U. s. Forest Service. 1964. Fish and Wildlife study of the North Cascades Mountains. 82 p. Jl-.J. H. VFflETATION 1. Fro.nklin, Jerry F. and c. T. Dyrness. 1969. Vegetation of Oregon and Hashington. U,S,D,A, Forest Service Research Paper fl.W-80. 216 pp. 2. Douglas, George vi. and Ronald J. Taylor. 1972. The biosyste!r.a.tics, chernota.,wnonzy-, and ecology of Claytonia lanceolata in Hestern Washington. Canadian Jour. of Betony, Vol. 50, No. ll: 2177 - 2186. 3. Mosher, Milton M. and Kurt Lunnum. 1970. Trees of Hashington. Extension Bulletin No, 440. Coop. Extension Service, Hashington State University. 40 pp. 4. I~'l.rson, Jru:,es H. 1972. Ecolocical role of lodGepole pine in the Upper Skagit !liver Valley, Hanhington. M. Sc. Thesis, Univ. of Hashington. 77 pp. 5. Jlouc;las, George H. 1971. A checklist of vascular plants, mosses, lichen::, blrds and mammals of 1~1e North cascades of Hashington. Prepared for National P.:~.rk Service. 79 pp. 6. Piper, C. V. 1906. Flora of the state of Hashington. Contrib. U. S. Nut. Herb. Vol. ll :l-637. 7. Douglas, George H. and T. M. Ballard. 1971. Effects of fire on alpine plunt conul1W1i ties in the North cascades, Hashington. Ecology, 52(6): 1058 - 1064. 8. Douglas, George VI. 1972. Subalpine plant communities of The ¥/estern North cascades, v/ashington. Arctic and Alpine Research, 4 (2) :147 - 166. Douclas, Georce H. 1971. The alpine-subalpine flora of The North cascade Range, Y/ashington. T'ne Hasma.n Journal of Biology, 29 (2): 129-168. 10. Thornburgh, Dale A. 1970. Survey of recreational impact and manage~ent recommendations for the Subalpine vegetatC_o:;. communi ties at Cascade Pass, North Cascades National Park. Humboldt State College. 42 pp. 11, T'nornburgh, Dale A. 1971. Survey of recreational impact and =nagement recommendations for the subalpine vegetation communities at Park Creek Pass, North Cascades National Park. Humboldt State College. 26 pp. 12. T'nornburgh, Dale A. 1973. Survey of recreational impact and management recommendations for the subalpine vegetation at Easy Pass, North Cascades National Park. National Park Service Report. 19 p. 13. Niller, Joseph vi. and Margaret M. Miller. 1973. Succession studies in three >lild:fire burn sites in the North Cascades National Park Complex. National Park Service Report. 113 pp. 14. Douglas, George B., Dorothy B. Naas, and Ralph w. Naas. 1973. New pla."lt records and ranges for Hashington. Northwest Science, Vol. 47 (2):105- 108. H-2 !!. VEGE'rATION 15. Miller, Joseph W. and Margaret M. Miller. 1971. Revegetation experiments on Cascade Pass, North Cascades National Park, Progress Report prepared for National Park Service. 8 p. 16. Miller, Joseph W. and Margaret M. Miller. 1970. Phytos-ociological reconnaissance of western red cedar stands in four valleys of the North Cascades National Park Complex, 50 p, 17, Miller, Joseph W. and Margaret M. Miller. 1972. Revegetation ex­ periments on Cascade Pass, North Cascades National Park. 6 p. 18, Overly, Fred J. 1939, Forestry report on Northern Cascades Area., National Park Service, Mount Rainier National Park. 161 p. 19, Knudsen, Gerhard M. and Stephen F. Arno, 1968. Natural distribution of western larch and subalpine larch, Montana Forest and Conservation Experiment Station, Research Note Seven, Missoula, Montana. 5 p, 20. Douglas, George Wayne. A checklist of vascular plants, mosses and lichens of the North Cascades of Washington. Prepared for the National Park Service. 45 p. 21. Douglas, George B, 1973. A preliminary report on revegetation studies at Cascade Pass, Washington, National Park Service report. 12 p. 22. Muenscher, W. C, 1941. The flora of Whatcom County, State of Washington. William A. Church Co., N,Y. 139 p, 23. Miller, Joseph W, and Margaret M. Miller, 1973. Revegetation ex­ periments in impacted subalpine plant communities at Cascade Pass, North Cascades National Park. Progress report prepared for National Park Service. 19 p. 24. Thornburgh, Dale A. 1973. Survey of recreational impact and manage­ ment recommendations for the subalpine vegetation at Easy Pass, North Cascades National Park. National Park Service report, 19 p. 25. Doue;las, George Wayne. 1970. A vegetation study in the subalpine zone of the western North Cascades, Washington.
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