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The Wild Cascades Journal

The Wild Cascades, published three times a year (Spring, Summer/Fall, Winter) is the journal of the North Cascades Conservation Council.

Our Mission

"To protect and preserve the North Cascades' scenic, scientific, recreational, educational, and wilderness values."

  
 
Yakima Plan threatens habitat

The Yakima Basin Integrated Plan would build two new irrigation dams, drown and destroy 1,000 acres of ancient forest at Bumping Lake, and designate two National Recreation Areas (NRAs) to “lock in” off-road vehicle use on the trails and backcountry of National Forest lands in the Cle Elum District, putting more machines into the headwaters, which is bad for water quality, bad for fish, bad for wildlife habitat, and bad for the recreational experiences of the non-motorized majority of human users of our National Forest backcountry. More than 30 conservation organizations including NCCC have refused to support the Yakima Plan.

To find out why, check out Sierra Club’s website on the Yakima Plan here.
    

American Alps Legacy Project
As we prepare to celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the North Cascades National Park, it is time to address critical areas that were left out of the original park. Scenic landscapes, like those around Liberty Bell, Rainy Pass, and the Cascade River were excluded from the park. Lowland wildlife habitats and pristine rivers and streams remain outside park boundaries. The North Cascades Conservation Council wants to continue the legacy of conservation that inspired the North Cascades National Park, and supports the American Alps Legacy Project. They need your help to complete the park.

For more information: see the program website here.
    
In Memoriam - John Edwards

We regret to inform you that John S. Edwards, long term board member of NCCC has passed away.
Click here to view a memorial with photos and biography. He will be sorely missed by his cohorts and friends.
    
In Memoriam - Harvey Manning

From The President's Report: "Not long after I became president of this organization, Harvey Manning began sending me letters on a wide variety of subjects that seemed to have just popped into his head. He wrote these letters to people with his museum-quality manual typewriter on the back of envelopes or the blank side of bills and junk mail. He pushed the envelope on recycling. Often my letter would be a smudged carbon of something that had gone to some other NCCC member. Despite the lack of sophisticated media presentations, the content of these letters was fascinating. The topics were often rambling but never boring communiqués that could be on virtually any subject, from trails to national politics. I could never understand why an author of Harvey’s stature would use his time to bring me up to speed on the latest things racing through his mind...."

For more information: see the Winter 2006-2007 issue of The Wild Cascades , and a short biography of Harvey on HistoryLink.org. You can order his history of Casdcades conservation, Wilderness Alps here.
North Cascades Conservation Council
P.O. Box 95980
Seattle, WA 98145-2980		 background photograph by Ethan Welty