GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES:
Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) Website
Washington State Dept. of Ecology
Washington State Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
Washington State F&W Commission - Info on the Commission and its Members
Info on HPA (Hydraulic Project Approval) Program Info on Review & ESA Compliance from Washington F&W
Washington State F&W Priority Habitat and Species; links to species lists by region, by species category, by priority rating, etc.
U. S. Fish & Wildlife (ESA pages)
F&W Region 4 (Snohomish, King, Skagit & Whatcom counties)
Washington Waters (Courtesy of USGS)
Statistics on the Sultan River (From USGS)
The Watershed Analysis Manual (From DNR) This is a "primer" for scientists and researchers to assist in evaluating watersheds. It is used by qualified scientists to determine conditions of selected public resources, such as hydrology, unstable slopes, water quality, or others, at a specific site. Forest managers develop site-specific prescriptions that further regulate forest practices to protect public resources. A little light reading...)

SPECIFIC ENDANGERED SPECIES INFORMATION

(Check out our LOCAL SPECIES PAGE)

Bald Eagle Nest-Cam (view an eagle's nest that refreshes every 5 seconds)
Priority #1 Endangered & Threatened Species List F&W Comprehensive List
Bull Trout Factsheet
Photos & Info - A Huge Online ESA "Catalog," courtesy of Berkeley, California An extensive library of easy-to-access -- and FREE -- photos and other information on ESA species.. This will aid in identifying ESA species in the Powerhouse area Also includes fairly detailed info on habitat, etc.)
ESA Fish Stock Status (from Wash. F&W)
Potential ESA Species List (From Wash. F&W)
(Species of concern-potential endangered species listing)
Washington Heritage Program ESA List - Comprehensive list of virtually all species and its global and state ranking, plus state and federal status. The Washington Natural Heritage Program maintains this information.
An Explanation of the ESA (Endangered Species Act)
Washington State Threatened Species Lists (From Pacific Biodiversity Institute)
A Report on Our Salmon (From Pacific Biodiversity Inst.)
Critical aquifer recharge area ordinance guidance document (from Washington DOE)
SEPA Daily Register - the daily SEPA Register; which is a list of all current and ongoing SEPA documents that have been filed. It is updated daily. New listings are in readily-identifiable green print. (From the DOE)

ORGANIZATIONS:
NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) website: An amazing website in terms of content. "NRDC uses law, science, and the support of more than 400,000 members nationwide to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things."
Mountains-to-Sound website - Large ecological organization; they are a player in the Grouse Ridge Gravel fight
Pacific Biodiversity Institute (great site with tons of good info!)
Washington Trout Local award-winning association located in Duvall, Washington
1000 Friends of Washington

OTHER LINKS:
Tulalip Tribe's Natural Resources Page
A court case brought against the Forest Service by WEC
(Washington Environmental Council)
Tacoma News Tribune article: The Tribune picks Kurt Beardslee of Washington Trout as one of 20 Puget Sound Area residents most likely to shape the coming century.
Greenwave Radio: All about making money by saving the environment
Transcriptions of interviews of ecological gurus and "green" business leaders

Steve Higgin's The Ballad of Cripple Creek, a very personal story of what happens to spawning salmon in damaged streams.

"Slam-dunking Wal-Mart": A transcription of an interview with the author of this book, which tells of how the small community of Ashland, Virginia fought off this threat to their quality of life.

"The Mining of the West" "Yellow Boy" and "Prussian Blue" poisins, just two of the agents used in mining; a Post-Intelligencer Article on the risks and damage from mining

"The Din of Life..." How noise disrupts our lives and ruins our hearing (Source: The Sacramento Bee)