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The Wild Olympics campaign is an effort to designate additional areas on the Olympic Peninsula as protected.. Under a bill introduced by United States Senator Patty Murray in January 2014 logging on an additional 126,554 acres (20%) of the Olympic National Forest's lands would be disallowed under the creation of nine new wilderness areas and expansion of the five existing ones.
The Elkhorn Guard Station, also known as the Elkhorn Ranger Station, comprises four buildings in the backcountry of Olympic National Park, Washington.The station was built by the U.S. Forest Service between 1930 and 1934, before the establishment of the national park, when the lands were part of Olympic National Forest (USFS).
The Olympic Peninsula is a large arm of land in Western Washington that lies across Puget Sound from Seattle, and contains Olympic National Park. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean , the north by the Strait of Juan de Fuca , and the east by Hood Canal .
Mount Pershing is a 6,154-foot-elevation (1,876-meter) massif in Mason County of Washington state, United States. [4] Part of the Olympic Mountains, it is situated in the Mount Skokomish Wilderness on land managed by Olympic National Forest. The mountain's toponym honors General of the Armies John J. Pershing (1860–1948). [5]
Mount Skokomish Wilderness is located in the southeast corner of Olympic National Forest, just north of Lake Cushman. It consists of two long rocky ridges running roughly northeast to southwest. Elevations range from about 2,000 feet (609.6 m) to 6,434 feet (1,961.1 m) at the peak of Mount Skokomish on the northwest boundary.
Olympic National Forest (20 P) U. Umatilla National Forest (12 P) W. Wenatchee National Forest (1 C, 41 P) Pages in category "National forests of Washington (state)"
As stated in the foundation document: [12] The purpose of Olympic National Park is to preserve for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of the people, a large wilderness park containing the finest sample of primeval forest of Sitka spruce, western hemlock, Douglas fir, and western red cedar in the entire United States; to provide suitable winter range and permanent protection for the herds of ...
The Brothers Wilderness is a designated wilderness area located in the Olympic National Forest on the eastern side of the Olympic Peninsula south of Buckhorn Wilderness and north of Mount Skokomish Wilderness. [1] The wilderness area comprises 16,337 acres (6,611 ha) administered by the U.S. Forest Service. [2]