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The Chronicle / file photo This photo provided by the National Park Service Future Amid Growth shows an orphaned isher that was born in Olympic National Park after its mother was killed by a bobcat. Getting to Know the Fisher COMING THIS FALL: Ecologist Answers Questions on the Reintroduction of Fishers at Mount Rainier By The Chronicle A species that has all but disappeared from the northern and southern portions of the Cascade Range will make a grand reintroduction this fall with the help of wildlife officials. Staff at Mount Rainier National FISHER FACTS Park will join • The fisher is the Washington De- fifth largest member partment of Fish Pete Caster / [email protected] of the weasel family and Wildlife ef- Napavine School District Superintendent Rick Jones stands at the enter of the Napavine Middle School on Tuesday afternoon. The school is made up of in North America. forts to reintro- four portable units covered by a large roof adjacent to the main high school. • Fishers only oc- duce the Pacific cur in North America, fisher to the park. in low- to mid-eleva- In a virtual School District Leaders Currently Mapping a Course for the Future tion closed canopy question and an- forests with large swer session on woody structures. Facebook Thurs- PLANNING: In Addition • At eight to 12 day afternoon, pounds, male fish- to Immediate Needs, Mount Rainier ers weigh twice as Population Gain ‘‘Space for our much as females. Wildlife Ecolo- • The fisher needs gist Mason Reid May Necessitate students is really large live trees, addressed a wide the biggest issue.’’ snags and downed variety of topics More School Space, logs for denning and relating to the Officials Say rearing kits. small member of Rick Jones the weasel family. By Christopher Brewer superintendent [email protected] Q: What happened to the fishers that originally lived in the park? Editor’s Note: The fol- growing 29.7 percent over a A: Fishers throughout Washington lowing is a continuation of 10-year timespan from 1,361 state declined primarily through trapping an ongoing series focused residents in 2000 to 1,766 in harvest, pest control and habitat loss as- on the financial futures of 2010. sociated with an expanding human popu- area school districts as some Napavine’s schools have lation. In response to concerns about a struggle with aging infra- similarly grown in student structure and others with in- FISHER, numbers, while maintain- please see page Main 14 creasing student populations. ing essentially the same fa- The school buildings cilities. According to state themselves are in as good school data, Napavine’s of shape as they could be, schools served 785 students Toledo Woman but one specific issue has in total in 2012-13. Ten years Napavine school supporters prior, the district served 656 Arrested for Child performing an educational students. facility study of their own. Napavine School District Porn Released The third-largest city in Superintendent Rick Jones Lewis County is home to a says that’s the primary rea- Without Charges student population that has son staff, administrators increased as the city has and interested members of By Stephanie Schendel grown, and officials project the public have formed a that population to continue [email protected] committee to look at what increasing with the north- the schools need in the fu- The mother of missing Lewis County ern fringe of the city’s ur- ture. woman Kayla Croft-Payne, who was ar- ban growth area becoming The Napavine School rested for suspicion of child pornography home to several businesses. District recently hired a Wednesday, was released Thursday after- The 2010 federal census consulting firm to help noon with