North Cascades (B.C. and Wash.)

found: Work cat.: British Columbia grizzly bear conservation strategy and North Cascades recovery plan, via WWW, Apr. 26, 2004:recovery plan exec. summ. ("The North Cascades area contains one of the most imperiled grizzly bear populations in British Columbia ... This population has been designated as 'Threatened' under the provincial Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy and is shared with Washington State ..."; the North Cascades)

found: Elman, E. Effects of post-harvest treatments on overstory and understory in high-elevation forests of the North Cascade Range, Washington (USA), 2001.

found: Peterson, D.W. Dendroecological study of subalpine conifer growth in the North Cascade Mountains, 1993.

found: Gaines, W.L. Relationships among black bears, roads, and habitat in the North Cascades Mountains of Washington, 2002.

found: LC database, Apr. 26, 2004(North Cascades; North Cascades, Washington; North Cascades, international border area of Washington-British Columbia)

found: Go Northwest! web site, Apr. 26, 2004:Washington/Cascade Mountains (The Washington Cascades, part of the Cascade Mountain Range which extends from British Columbia to California. In Washington, this lengthy range of forested mountains is roughly divided into three different regions: North Cascades, Central Cascades, South Cascades. The North Cascades defining features are Mount Baker, the North Cascades National Park, several National Wilderness Areas, and Ross and Chelan lakes.)

found: North Cascades National Park geology, via U.S. National Park Service web site, Apr. 26, 2004:geologic story (The North Cascade Range in Washington State is part of the American Cordillera; Although only a small part of the Cordillera, mile for mile, the North Cascade Range is steeper and wetter than most other ranges in the conterminous United States; Rocks of the North Cascades record at least 400 million years)