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When the department went on their triploid stocking binge I did fish those lakes a lot. I actually got the stocking reports and made a point of fishing the triploid lakes. If my memory serves me well, they were generally bigger in girth, and I remember them being almost always a silver color...

I landed a 28 inch rainbow out of a regular limit lake. I am pretty sure that it was a triploid. On the same day, I landed 8 fish from 19 inches to 28 inches. Not sure how many of those were triploids, I wasn't paying attention. I did kill and weigh the 19 inch fish and it was 3.5 lbs on...

Wilderness areas are not included in the harvest calculations. I had to do a special run of ForPlan just to get the growth of trees in Wilderness and other no-cut resource allocations. A 100-year-old Coast Douglas-fir western Washington typically reaches a height of 170 feet to 200 (51.8...

They are pretty. BUT they cannot jump.

The green thing. Basically, a short nygeres nymph.

Thank that was interesting. Would not have thought that a volcanic eruption from just 3000 years ago was also a possibility. So far we have underwater forests caused by drought in California, landslide in Washington, and a volcanic eruption in Oregon.

I am into "underwater forests" as those that read my posts know. The Seattle Times just posted an article on six places to kayak in Washington state and in the comment section planet402 said "Crescent Lake is an incredible place to kayak. The water is extremely clear and deep. Huge old trees...

Yep, seriously. I suspect the harvest levels on the western Washington forests were sustainable, but while I did talk to their analysts I didn't validate their models. BUT, I can tell you as the person that did the sustainability calculations for the Wenatchee National Forest that not only...

Yeah, it has always been done right. Remember all the Plum Creek Timber land along I-90?? People just less than 40 years ago were complaining about the "destruction" of the forest and how it would never grow back. Now all the "old" Plum Creek Timber lands are forested sub-divisions with...

Your jello needs a green, milky cast. It is way to clear!!! An algae bloom is truly a amazing thing. I bought a house with a pool and when we opened it in the spring, I wondered if I would EVER be able to clear it up.

Total federal wildfire funding for the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is distributed across two primary accounts: the baseline Wildland Fire Management (WFM) account and the Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve Fund (commonly called the wildfire cap adjustment). [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Combined...

Climate change has always been going on......https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-west-without-water/paper It is the "epidemic of trees" that is the problem. https://camp70foresters.substack.com/p/the-epidemic-of-trees-a-greater-factor

I didn't fish it, but the Chena River is a really cool area and it does have graylings. It looked like a great stream to fish. I didn't get a Alaska fishing license and I did regret that. Bring your camping gear. Chena Hot Springs is worth the visit. Great seafood restaurant, and if you go...

Couple of considerations..... I retired at 56 and spend about four to five months each year on the road. First....carefully chose your RV. I have owned two tent trailers, a 30 foot fifth wheel, and a fiberglass egg trailer. The fifth wheel was a total mistake. I knew logging trucks could...

opensecrets.org is a web site that provides information on who is buying or renting a Senator. A site well worth exploring if your interested in who is buying or renting your Senator. After watching this website for a couple of decades. Wealthy folks are not stupid. Maintenance costs are...