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February 25, 2010- DNR Chief, Peter Goldmark proposes NRCA status for Blanchard Mountain.
Photo- Brad Wellman

  

September 21, 2007-SVH- Blanchard Mountain forest plan is challenged.
Lawsuit is filed
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September 22, 2007 Bellingham Herald- DNR and Whatcom county are working to transfer Lake Whatcom forest land into park land.

 
 

July 20, 2007- SVH- Skagit County study shows that the majority of the public wants open space preserved.

 

 
February 7, King 5 News Story- Blanchard Mountain
April 10- Whatcom Watch (Online)- Where the Cascades Meet the Sea.

By Ken Wilcox
March 31, 2007- Bellingham Herald- Sumas Mountain erosion blamed on logging.

 

 

JOHN STARK
THE BELLINGHAM HERALD

 

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March 14, 2006- Seattle PI- Blanchard Mountain is Worth Fighting For.

 


 



By JOEL CONNELLY
P-I COLUMNIST

August 1, 2006- BC Oldgrowth on Vancouver Island- Threatened again.

 

 
July 26, 2006- Argus Editorial- Tony Flynn

There's only one chance to get it right with Blanchard Mountain.

 

 
June 28, 2006- WWU- The Planet (See 2 stories below.)

-Blanchard Mountain- The Cost of a Forest.

-An afternoon with Dave Smith, FoBM Mountain Outreach Director

 

 

June 23, 2003- Argus- Balancing interests in the Blanchard forest debate. Group begins strategy process despite absence of key player

June 3, 2006- Bellingham Herald-Blanchard logging options sought.

April 25, 2006- Skagit Valley Herald- Panel to address Blanchard Mountain

March 23, 2006- Seattle PI- Karen Sykes

Hike of the week: Hurry to the Oyster Dome before it gets logged.


Karen Sykes
Oyster Dome

 

February 12, 2006- Skagit Valley Herald- Plan to aid timber industry proposed

February 8, 2006- BC Preserves the Great Bear Rainforest. ( Much, we can learn from this story)
January 27, 2006- Trillium seeks Galbraith area study
January 11, 2006- Argus-Blanchard Mt: For Love or Money?
 

Timber sale markers on Blanchard Mountain
January 7, 2009- DRN Hire, an ethics question? Another case of the Fox guarding the henhouse?
See Seattle PI Story.
November 9, 2005-  DNR official cut deal with timber on owls But lands boss intervenes, orders all options discussed
September 29, 2005- Judge rejects state logging plan.
      Seattle Times Editorial- DNR- Sutherland should support Forest Steward Council "Green Logging"

 

 

 

 

Oldgrowth on Blanchard Mountain

September 27, 2005- Trillium- Syre face fraud charges.
Also see- Trillium- Big player in Bellingham- Loses Chilean
logging land due to financial problems.
 
 
May 12, 1005-There's something for everyone on Blanchard Mountain. FOBM Lead Hike on Blanchard Mt.- SVH
 
 SVH- Hike of The Week- Lizard Lake on Blanchard Mountain
SVH- Hike of  The Week- Lily Lake on Blanchard Mountain
      -How Blanchard Mountain Enriches Our Lives-

 

Harold Mead of the Friends of Blanchard Mountain- Bill Wallace of the NDR
Vince Richardson-SVH Photo- Harold Mead of  FOBM with Bill Wallace of DNR
March 10, 2005- More to Chuckanut Mountain than first meets the eye
February 24, 2005- Skagit County not being good neighbor.
February 13, 2005-Spanel: County should have pursued other options before filing suit
February 10, 2004- Lake Whatcom suit could impact Blanchard debate- 
Suit's long-term intent is to prevent the state from adopting a similar plan for Blanchard Mountain.

 

 

hikers

 Jim Bryant- Seattle P-I
November 22, 2004- Blanchard Mountain logging-  Schools vs the Environment
 

 

June 23, 2005- SVH-Hang Gliding
December 11, 2004- King 5 Report
Republican Commissioner Anderson Appointed to the State Timber Board
2001-The Planet- Blanchard Mountain Story
June 1, 2003 New York Times- Chuckanut- Mountain- Forests- Sea 
December 26, 2002- Hike- Oyster Dome, Blanchard Mountain
February 17, 2000- Blanchard Mountain Trail
Chuckanut Drive- Scenic Byway
Argus Op-Ed March 16, 2005

 

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Matt Wallis- SVH-Logger Jay Compton of Northwest Timber Cutting
 fells a tree on Blanchard Mountain

Letters to the Editor

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Letters of Support and Letters to the Editor

 

Documents


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We recently found this brochure at the Skagit County Parks and Recreation department.
"What Can Parks and Recreation Do for You?
We agree with the message this document sends to the public.
We hope for the support of our Skagit County Commissioners. 
 

 

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Chuckanut Biodiversity Project (pdf)

 

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