North Cascades Audubon

What is reconveyance, and how does it relate to Lake Whatcom? We have some information here. This is sometimes referred to as the "Lake Whatcom Forest Preserve."

• Comments given to the Bellingham City Council on August 4, 2008 regarding this proposal can be downloaded here.

Disappearing Common Birds Send Environmental Wake-up Call - Audubon Washington June 2007 Press Release

Blanchard Strategies Group Agreement DNS overturned (July 10, 2008)! An EIS will now be required! Information regarding the Blanchard Strategies Group agreement:

• Here is a map showing the BSG core area.
• Here is a map showing the area proposed for preservation in 1999.

Have you seen any local birds with deformed beaks? Click here for more information.

Local Forest Practice Information:

• DNR Proposes 122 acre Lake Whatcom clearcut (October 2008).

• DNR Proposes 47.3 acre Lake Whatcom clearcut (October 2007 - timber sale scheduled and sold Feb 2008).

• DNR Proposes 37.5 acre Lake Whatcom clearcut (October 2007 - timber sale scheduled and sold April 2008).

• DNR Proposes 90 acre Lake Whatcom clearcut (June 2006 - this area has been cut).

• Logging trucks roll on state land in Lake Whatcom watershed - DNR clearcuts 117 acres (April 2006).

Take a tour of the Great Washington State Birding Trail.



The purpose of this society is to promote the study and conservation of birds and other wildlife, their habitat, and the environment; to increase public appreciation of the values of wildlife, plants, and the natural environment; and to stimulate action to protect and preserve them for the future.
What is reconveyance, and how does it relate to Lake Whatcom? We have some information here. This is sometimes referred to as the "Lake Whatcom Forest Preserve." • Comments given to the Bellingham City Council on August 4, 2008 regarding this proposal can be downloaded here. Disappearing Common Birds Send Environmental Wake-up Call - Audubon Washington June 2007 Press Release Blanchard Strategies Group Agreement DNS overturned (July 10, 2008)! An EIS will now be required! Information regarding the Blanchard Strategies Group agreement: • Here is a map showing the BSG core area. • Here is a map showing the area proposed for preservation in 1999. Have you seen any local birds with deformed beaks? Click here for more information. Local Forest Practice Information: • DNR Proposes 122 acre Lake Whatcom clearcut (October 2008). • DNR Proposes 47.3 acre Lake Whatcom clearcut (October 2007 - timber sale scheduled and sold Feb 2008). • DNR Proposes 37.5 acre Lake Whatcom clearcut (October 2007 - timber sale scheduled and sold April 2008). • DNR Proposes 90 acre Lake Whatcom clearcut (June 2006 - this area has been cut). • Logging trucks roll on state land in Lake Whatcom watershed - DNR clearcuts 117 acres (April 2006). Take a tour of the Great Washington State Birding Trail.

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