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Protect Lake Whatcom ---
---It's Our Drinking Water
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Protect Lake Whatcom ---
---It's Our Drinking Water
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(Photo Nov 7 2005 - by TIG) |
We oppose any clearcut logging in the watershed, like the area in this 2005 photo,
which appears to be just outside the watershed on the north slope of Stewart Mountain.
With the dusting of snow on this area that was recently clearcut - it is VERY obvious the ruts in the soil left by the dragging of tree trunks upslope to the hoisting tower. Vegetation on the land captures rainfall so it does not impact the soil so strongly, and the roots hold soil and the sub-soil in place. These both reduce erosion, and reduces the amount of water that flows off a property and the speed with which it flows - reducing the carrying of soil into the streams and the lake.The area in the planning sketch below, is just to the right of the already-done clearcut, which was outside the watershed. Click on the sketch to see the project-map and a dynamic image. (North is to the left in these fotos and map.) 
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photo from a trail at the end of Academy Road. "Y" Road is just out of sight below the brush. 
photo from the Bellingham CourtHouse. |
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