Scientists unearthing secrets of the ancient Cascades Nov 16, 2009
A dig near Cascade Pass in North Cascades National Park has revealed evidence that humans used the area 9,600 years ago. At Mount Rainier National Park, a site on the northern slope of the mountain has produced artifacts dating back 7,600 years. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Forum: 'America's Best Idea' meets one of worst Oct 25, 2009
Pot farms have been found in, among other places, Redwood National Park in California, North Cascades National Park in Washington state and Pike National Forest in Colorado. An operation in Sequoia National Park was discovered just a half-mile from a cave popular with tourists. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Pot garden discovered in Calif. national park Aug 28, 2009
Yosemite, Kings Canyon, Redwood and Sequoia national parks in California and North Cascades National Park in Washington are among the recipients of the funding. In Sequoia National Park on Thursday, rangers lowered down on ropes from a helicopter into Yucca Creek Canyon to investigate at least four grow sites. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Park Tourists Rerouted Due To Pot Garden Aug 28, 2009
Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, and Redwood national parks in California and North Cascades National Park in Washington are receiving funding. Santa Monica Mountains and Whiskeytown national recreation areas and Point Reyes National Seashore, all in California, are the other recipients. (Click2Houston, TX)
Nickels seeks laws to keep guns from kids and criminals Aug 22, 2009
North Cascades National Park. Part 3 | Protecting Puget Sound. (Yahoo News -- School Violence)
Obama creates Pacific Northwest Trail Jul 22, 2009
It is the only national scenic trail that connects two others the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail meaning a person could hike from near the Mexican border, up to North Cascades National Park, east to Glacier National Park, and then down to the Mexican border again. A contiguous cross-country trail from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans was the dream of President Johnson and Interior Secretary Mo Udall when they created the national trail system in 1968. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Corvallis man survives 4 nights on Mt. Terror Jul 11, 2009
North Cascades National Park spokeswoman Kerry Olson confirmed that Abegg had written the item ... He was well supplied and had a radio that rescuers had given him when they plucked Trent from the mountain, North Cascades National Park spokeswoman Kerry Olson said. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Fish stocking might end in North Cascades National Park May 24, 2009
WASHINGTON -- The mountain lakes in the backcountry of Washington state's North Cascades National Park are still covered in ice. The thaw usually doesn't come until early July. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Fish stocking ban looms at Wash. national park Apr 13, 2009
SEATTLE - Every summer, Sandy McKean and volunteers lug plastic jugs full of baby trout into the rugged wilderness of North Cascades National Park and plant them in alpine lakes for anglers to catch ... Congress didn't directly mention fish stocking when it created the North Cascades National Park complex in 1968, leaving plenty open to interpretation. (Anchorage Daily News)
On a roll, year-round Mar 30, 2009
Riders test their legs and lungs while climbing nearly 4,300 feet in 24 1/2 miles on their way to Artist Point, about an hour west of Bellingham, which offers 360-degree views of North Cascades National Park and the surrounding mountains ... About 1,000 riders climb 4,300 feet in 24 1/2 miles from Glacier to Artist Point bordering North Cascades National Park; $35-$60. (Boston Globe)
