The value of the Chuckanut Range goes far beyond the "extraction of natural resources"and developments that can and will happen in the future. It is a classroom for young and old alike. The value of the Chuckanut Range for education, recreation, clean water and air and as a corridor for wildlife will enhance our lives as more and more people live in the Salish Sea watershed.
It is estimated that the 7 million people currently living in the Salish Sea watershed has the potential to nearly double in the next 35-50 years.
This close to the metropolitan areas of Vancouver, British Columbia and Seattle, Washington the Chuckanuts have a much more important role that needs to be defined for the future.
It is open space.
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All photos copyright Paul K. Anderson 2011
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| Beach Naturalist Volunteers and Staff from ReSources for Sustainable Communities and North Sound Baykeepers meet prior to the night time beach walk. |
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| The Vancouver BC to Seattle Amtrak train passes nearby as 70 of us viewed life on the edge of the Salish Sea. |
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| Moms & Dads, Grandparents, kids, exchange students, couples, friends all got into the spirit and mystery of the evening - even with the rain. |
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| A new member of our community, recently from Montana, gets his feet wet in salt water where the Cascades meet the Salish Sea. |
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| The glow of lights of Victoria BC reflect off of the low clouds as a ReSource trained beach naturalist views a sea star. |
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| Exchange students at Western Washington University listen as a Beach Naturalist describes the feeding habits of the sea star |
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| "whoa, that was kinda prickly and that gooey stuff that makes it stick to rocks is - sticky!" |
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| With great enthusiasm marine biologist Doug Stark kept students -young and old - under his spell as he described life on the edges of the Salish Sea. |
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ReSources for Sustainable Communties
North Sound Baykeepers
The Chuckanut Conservancy
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