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Washington ProjectsSkagit Valley Chapter Habitat Clearing Project
On the morning of June 20, committee members of the Skagit Valley Chapter of MDF boarded the Keystone ferry, bound for Port Townsend and then continuing on to Sequim (pop. 5,951) for a day of work in the National Forest on the Washington State Peninsula. The work party consisted of Ron and Judy Knapp, Jason, Jenny, Weylin, and Elizabeth Chandler, Linda Strobel, Heather and Shelby Magnuson, and Don and Kay Lynch. More ... W.T. Wooten Wildlife Area Guzzler The mule deer that call the Blue Mountains of southeast Washington home, are a popular big game species with both hunters and wildlife viewers alike. While the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has spent considerable time and money in habitat restoration to increase mule deer numbers, MDF chapters have proven to also be an important avenue of support and funding for the projects that benefit these mule deer. More ... Elderberry Guzzlers Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests, Washington During September 2002, three guzzlers were flown in by helicopter to designated sites on the Naches Ranger District of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests in Washington. Several state and federal natural resource agencies collaborated on the guzzler installation project, including staff from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Yakima Training Center. Original plans to fly in the guzzlers in June were postponed until September as helicopters were needed to combat the severe summer fire season. More ... Upcoming Banquets and Events
Chapter SpotlightSpokane Chapter I am pleased to be able to submit this Chapter Spotlight on behalf of the Spokane, Wash., Chapter Committee in the 20th year celebration of the Mule Deer Foundation. I always encourage people I talk with who have issues with wildlife and habitat management to join us; to become a part of the solution, and not part of the problem. Little did I know when I first met Ron Knapp in 2000 that his determination in signing a Spokane Chapter would lead to the successes that the chapter has now realized over the past five years. More ... |
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Ensuring the conservation of mule deer, black-tailed deer and their habitats
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