Niawiakum River Valley Conservation Group

06/12/2023

This is a fantastic resource for keeping the records of our ancient trees alive. This area had massive trees, and could again someday. It has been estimated that healthy old-growth forests in Western Washington could rival the carbon capture cabilities of tropical rainforests. Records like this, which remind us of what could be here again, will be all that’s left of these ancient trees long after the stumps have rotted away.

https://rephaim23.wordpress.com/2012/11/12/tallest-douglas-fir-and-redwood-in-america/?fbclid=IwAR3UtlbrmCEiQGTQ8nf97LzKp-L4M6cmVWZPY5OcLCWfVoSwZu9kMa6gFig_aem_th_AfSo6p3n6JQTf1ynM1JvneVBKtrxmW2TBcgtoedDIJAERazeF3EVGfkZomxR5ZjpPIE&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Historically Reported Douglas-Fir Exceeding 300 and 400 Feet The following is an incomplete list I started in 2006 or 2007, and I add new reports or references at a leisurely basis. All primary cre…

06/10/2023

Permanent position alert! Do you dream of fieldwork and protecting Washington's coastlines from the impacts of the European green crab? If so, check out this job posting with Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife! In this position, you will aid in early detection and trapping efforts, data collection, and will also have supervisory duties. Job closes in exactly one week from today!

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/4071406/european-green-crab-coast-biologist-fish-wildlife-bio-2-permanent-07472?department[0]=Dept.%20of%20Fish%20and%20Wildlife&sort=PostingDate%7CDescending&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

06/10/2023

06/10/2023

Drone footage of the Niawiakum River in Pacific County Washington.

(The video plays just as well at 2X speed on YouTube with the music
muted)

A Day on the Niawiakum River with a DJI Mini 2 SE Drone

Drone's eye view of the picturesque Niawiakum River in Pacific County Washington

06/09/2023

The Niawiakum River from almost 400’ up.

An interesting note is that the old-growth Douglass firs which used to live here could have grown to 400’ tall. Just imagine what this valley would have looked like with trees 300’ taller than they are now.

05/27/2023

For its nearly 50 year history, Oregon Wild has been working to protect our public forest lands from the onslaught of logging and road building that devastated them for decades. We’ve worked to protect forests as Wilderness and through the Roadless Rule, and by fighting individual timber sale proj...

04/19/2023

Shellfish growers in Willapa Bay in southwest Washington, the self-styled "Oyster Capital of the World," are alarmed by an invasion of potentially destructive non-native European green crabs. Some are asking for an all-out trapping offensive to corral the invasive species.

04/19/2023

01/20/2023

https://youtu.be/b4eLTYUcj7k

See how we have changed the forests of our planet since 1984 through a global time-lapse video. Explore the whole planet: https://goo.gle/timelapse