NATURAL AREAS AND REGIONS 



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It includes about three-fourths of the 

 shore line of the lake (though the lake 

 itself is a part of the Quinault Indian 

 Reservation) and extends to the moun- 

 tain summits on the north and east. 

 It lies entirely in the Olympic National 

 Forest, except that 40 acres of privately 

 owned land is included. It has been set 

 aside by the district forester as a recrea- 

 tion area whose scenic features are not 

 to be disturbed. It is under the super- 

 vision of the United States Forest Serv- 

 ice. A summer cottage area has been 

 established along the lake where a 

 limited amount of cutting is permitted 

 under supervision. 



A large part of the 7000 acres is covered 

 with virgin forest, much of it very dense 

 and consisting largely of enormous trees 

 of Douglas fir. There is also some cedar. 

 Ferns and other undergrowth are abun- 

 dant, and lichens and moss cover many 

 of the tree trunks and branches pro- 

 fusely. The original animal communi- 

 ties are practically undisturbed. Deer, 

 bear, cougars and bob-cats are common. 



Tacoma}, 60 mi. west, Nort. Pac. Ry. 

 to Hoquiamj, State 35 mi. north from 

 there to OlsonJ, on Lake Quinault. 

 Roads (a) to some parts. Trails (w) or 

 (h) to some others. Guides usually 

 available. 



Marine preserve 



A marine preserve was created by the 

 1923 legislature of the State of Washing- 

 ton. It is composed entirely of the 

 shores of certain islands and the waters 

 lying between these islands. It com- 

 prises San Juan County and also Cypress 

 Island which is in Skagit County. The 

 act provides that with the exception of 

 bladder kelp {Nereocystis Luetkena) 

 and of articles used for food, there shall 

 be no collecting of plants or animals 

 below the high tide line, except by per- 

 mission of the director of the Puget 

 Sound Biological Station. The object 

 is to prevent the depletion of the plants 

 and animals of the sea in the region 

 about the Station. The reason for 

 excepting the bladder kelp is that it 



often interferes with fish traps. The 

 station has 485 acres of land mostly 

 cutover timber land which is held as a 

 wild life preserve. One mile northeast 

 from Friday Harbor, Wash. — G. B. R. 



VI. Other Areas that Should be 

 Preserved 



1. Wooded area. (H8.) Area 3 acres; 

 deciduous trees; includes a flooded plain; 

 has typical vegetation of a stream mar- 

 gin of the region. Much frequented by 

 birds. Walla Walla.—//. S. Erode. 



2. Steppe area. (B3.) Of 160 acres 

 or more in Walla Walla County. Hills 

 and river; Cottonwood and willow; 

 native grass land. PrescottJ, Waits- 

 burgj. — Lee R. Dice. 



3. Area along Snake River. (C3.) In 

 Walla Walla County; area two square 

 miles or more, extends one mile along 

 the river, including the river bank, and 

 south two miles; includes river valley, 

 high basaltic cliff, canyon walls, and a 

 good area of bunch grass on top of hill. 

 Utilized at present for grazing only. 

 Lyon's Ferry. Lee R. Dice. 



4. Sage Brush. (C3.) An area of one 

 square mile about two miles east of 

 WallulaJ and extending north from the 

 Walla Walla River. Typical sagebrush. 

 Area should include a small portion of 

 the Walla Walla River in order to preserve 

 the native willow conditions along the 

 stream. Walla Wallat, Walla Walla 

 County, 30 mi. west via O. W. Ry. to 

 Wallula. — Lee. R. Dice. 



5. A forested area of about 50 acres 

 around Baker Lake in Whatcom County. 

 Coniferous and deciduous trees; flood 

 plains; talus slopes and swamps; moun- 

 tains, canyons and lake shore; beaver, 

 deer. Seattle. Great Northern Ry. 

 100 mi. NE. to ConcreteJ, thence 20 mi. 

 north by trail (w) or (h).—H. B. Ward. 



6. A sphagnum bog {cranberry marsh), 

 including a bog lake. One hundred and 

 sixty acres should be preserved. This 

 includes about 50 acres of typical 

 sphagnum bog with lake in center; in- 

 cludes also about 30 acres of hard hack 



