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In the News (Tue 22 Dec 09)

  
  Quinault Rain Forest
Adding gray to the colors of the rain forest is the everchanging river bars along side streams, the east and north forks and the main flow of the Quinault River.
The river’s dynamic force changes the forested benches or slopes to a gravel bar and causes biological systems to be uprooted and moved.
The benches and river bars that the flood waters carve out and form are the core of land developement for the forest and wet lands.
www.quinaultrainforest.com /pages/rainforest.html   (1362 words)

  
 USGS - Quinault Indian Reservation - Project Summaries
To protect and restore these dwindling resources, the Quinault Indian Nation is undertaking a science-based approach for land management, in which understanding of ecologic conditions and functions is developed as a basis for steering land management activities in directions that promote societal values.
These rivers actively avulse and migrate across their floodplains, leaving oxbow lakes, sloughs, and side channels that serve as critical habitat for many aquatic species, including rearing and refugia areas for anadromous salmonids such as Chinook, Coho, Sockeye, and Steelhead.
This proposal is to study channel, large wood, floodplain, and riparian vegetation dynamics on these rivers as a component of participating in a watershed analysis of the 34 mi2 Salmon River (figure 1).
wa.water.usgs.gov /projects/quinault/summary.htm   (1006 words)

  
 Quinault Indian Tribe
The Quinault belonged to the coastal division of the Salishan linguistic family.
The valley of Quinault River and the Pacific coast between Raft River and Joe Creek.
Quinault Lake and River and a small town, all in Grays Harbor County, preserve the name of the Quinault.
www.accessgenealogy.com /native/washington/quinaultindianhist.htm   (387 words)

  
 Quinault National Fish Hatchery - Meet the Fish
In 1964 a study was conducted to examine the potential of a salmon hatchery on the Quinault Indian Reservation.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Quinault Indian Nation work together through a steering committee to develop sound production goals that are consistent with the capacity of the hatchery to restore depleted salmon and steelhead to reservation waterways; specifically, the Quinault River.
At the request of the Quinault Indian Nation over fifteen years ago Quinault NFH began rearing winter steelhead to be released into the Hoh River which is approximately seventy miles north of the hatchery.
www.fws.gov /quinaultnfh/meetthefish.html   (601 words)

  
 off-the-shelf: Quinault River Winter 1900
The river is paralleled on the north by a ridge that extends from Muncaster mountain to the forks of the river.
The Quinault Valley is rain forest country, with an average annual precipitation of 140 inches on the lowlands and much more on the high peaks at the head of the valley.
Because the temperatures are mild and the rainfall abundant, the trees on the river bottoms grow to enormous size, and the undergrowth is dense and luxuriant.
www.olympus.net /personal/thowell/o-t-s/Qui00W.html   (559 words)

  
 Shakeys Quinault fishing Guides Services
The rivers and streams of the Quinault reservation have always been known to be some of the best fisheries in the Pacific Northwest.
The Quinault and Queets rivers are two of the private waters available to anglers, as well as Salmon river, Raft River, and Cook Creek that make up the other secluded waters.
These rivers are not open to public fishing, or boating, and require an Quinault tribal guide for sports fishing.
www.quinaultfisherking.com   (246 words)

  
 Quinault Rain Forest
The Lake Quinault area and the upper Quinault Valley were used seasonally to gather materials and foods such as berries, fish and meat.
The Quinault River was the main transportation route into the valley.
The dense forest, the ferocious weather, the tumultuous river as a highway and the long muddy primitive trails that led into the area were daunting.
www.quinaultrainforest.com /pages/history.html   (644 words)

  
 Wildernet - Quinault Area
The East Fork Quinault ascends from the rain forest at the end of Graves Creek Road, elevation 600 feet, through lowland, montane and subalpine terrain, to the rugged alpine climate of Anderson Pass, elevation 4,465 feet.
As the rivers descend to their confluence they pass through diverse terrain including subalpine, montane and lowland, conditions to end in rain forest.
The head of the Quinault River begins deep in the central Olympic Mountains at Mt. Seattle and Mt. Anderson, on the North Fork and East Fork respectively.
www.wildernet.com /pages/moreinfo.cfm?areaID=WANPSQUIN&CU_ID=1   (462 words)

  
 Backpacking Across the Olympics: Elwha Valley to Quinault River
The Lillian River Camp has some good sites, but it is in the midst of a stand of tall trees and the dense canopy of limbs shuts out almost all light.
Rivers are very musical, and if a river like the Elwha might seem to be playing Rhapsody in Blue or Concierto de Aranjuez, then the Lillian River seems to be playing Whole Lotta Love, over and over.
I was overtaken by the exertion and the sights and sounds and smells of the river and the woods.
www.pcez.com /~whc/Elwha.htm   (3995 words)

  
 Gray's Harbor - Chamber of Commerce
Lake Quinault and Area Hikes - Depending on your experience and energy level on any particular day, the Quinault Valley offers more than 15 maintained trails for you to explore, from short hikes to extended adventure trips.
Listen to the rusing Quinault River as your travel through the trees of the thick, lush forest over quaint footbridges and picturesque creeks when you tackle this spectacular hike.
Leave the trailhead at the wee hours in the morning and experience the calm, tranquility of the park at dawn as you march along the lush rainforest trails.
www.graysharbor.org /com_Quinault.php   (503 words)

  
 Governors Office of Indian Affairs
The Quinault people were isolated from the whites until the first recording on July 13, 1775 when they visited a Spaniard vessel Sanora in their canoes.
For the lands ceded under the Quinault River Treaty the Queet Indians, Quileutes, they, and the Hohs received $25,000 as stipulated by treaty.
The commission in a compromise with the Quinaults and Queets tribe ordered a judgement against the United States of $205,172.40 on June 25, 1962.
www.goia.wa.gov /Tribal-Information/Tribes/quinault.htm   (242 words)

  
 Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian - Uncorrected OCR Text for volume 9
QUINAULT The territory occupied by the Quinault tribes extends along the coast from Hoquiam river to Queets river.
The principal tribe is the Quinault proper (Cht'qinaihl), living at the mouth of the river of that name, and the application of the term has been so extended by the whites as to include all the people using the same dialect.' The natives however never had a collective name for these bands.
Among the Quinault the top was colored red with a composition in which salmon roe appeared, and on this ground were drawn in fl, symbolical figures of the sun, the crescent moon, and stars, while on the visible portion of the under surface the background was fl and the figures were in red.
curtis.library.northwestern.edu /ocrtext.cgi?vol=9   (18352 words)

  
 Quinault Indian Nation
The word Quinault evolved from kwi'nail, the name of the tribe's largest settlement once situated at present-day Taholah, at the mouth of the Quinault River.
For lands relinquished under the terms of the Quinault River Treaty, the Quinault, Queet, Quileute and Hoh tribes had each received $25,000, as provided by the document.
In a compromise with the Quinaults and Queets tribes, the commission leveled a judgment against the United States of $205,172.40 on June 25, 1962.
www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1566.html   (728 words)

  
 Exploring the Quinault Rain Forest
Quinault rainforest is less known and visited than the Hoh rainforest.
Across the south shore road from the lodge is the Quinault Mercantile, built in 1918 and still in use today as a mini grocery mart.
The dark exposed roots of the new tree is in stark contrast with the brownish nurse log.
www.crookedtrunk.com /Photo/PhotoEssays/QuinaultRainForest.aspx   (1415 words)

  
 GORP - River Corridors of the Olympic Pennisula
The rain forest along the lower elevations of the Hoh, Quinault, and Queets Rivers on the Olympic Peninsula is world-renowned, and rightly so.
The rustic lodge at Lake Quinault is an impressive timber construction where President Franklin D. Roosevelt stayed in 1937 on a fact-finding trip prior to establishing the national park.
Camping: Five forest camps are located along Quinault Lake and two more are on the Quinault River; national park campground near Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center and two forest camps along the Hoh entry road; backcountry sites are along both the Quinault and Hoh Rivers, with permits required.
gorp.away.com /gorp/publishers/fulcrum/forest_rain2.htm   (886 words)

  
 NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC TM-33: Information Specific to Sockeye Salmon Populations Under Review
During this period, the Cedar River was diverted to discharge into Lake Washington, the level of Lake Washington was lowered approximately 3 m, the outlet into the Black River ceased to exist, the Sammamish River channel was widened and deepened, and the newly constructed Lake Washington Ship Canal became the new lake outlet.
It was postulated that sockeye salmon that spawn in the Entiat River rear in mainstem reservoirs on the Columbia River (Chapman et al.
WDF (1973) stated that "limited numbers of sockeye reportedly spawn in the Clearwater River" and Phinney and Bucknell (1975) stated that "sockeye salmon reportedly spawn in the mainstem of the Clearwater River and several tributary streams." The Clearwater River is a tributary of the Queets River.
www.nwfsc.noaa.gov /publications/techmemos/tm33/inf.html   (14153 words)

  
 Western Olympics & Hoh River Area Hiking - Hikes
The trail follows the Quinault River from lush rain for...
Walk beside the river in open alder and maple forest, and miles through cathedral-like fir forest where future generations of loggers will come to see what their grandfathers meant when they boasted o...
This major valley-bottom route follows the North Fork of the Quinault to the Low Divide, where it meets the Elwha River trail and...
www.trails.com /activity.asp?area=13834   (769 words)

  
 GORP - Olympic National Forest - Washington - Quinault Valley
The Quinault Valley is one of three major drainages on the west side of the Olympic Peninsula that offers excellent opportunities to see the unique rain forest environment.
Lake Quinault, crystal clear streams, cascading waterfalls, a cedar swamp, trees standing on stilts, and rain forest vegetation are visible along the route.
The Queets and Hoh River Valleys are two other west side drainages with opportunities to walk or drive through the Olympic Rain Forest.
gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_forest/wa/qui_olym.htm   (707 words)

  
 NAP-PN Geomorphological studies: Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior
The investigation was to describe the existing physical river processes, determine how the processes have been affected by human activity, and develop potential restoration options for consideration.
The study focused on physical river processes and human impacts that result in channel changes such as bank erosion, aggradation of the riverbed, loss of flood plain, or cutting off access to important fish habitat in side channels.
Reclamation is working with the Quinault Tribe to develop a study plan geared toward sockeye restoration activities between Lake Quinault and the confluence of the North and East Forks of the Quinault River.
www.usbr.gov /native/news/2001/pngeomorph.html   (848 words)

  
 The Quinault Guide Service - Washington's Premier Olympic Peninsula Salmon and Steelhead Guide Service.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Quinault Guide Service is located in the heart of Washington States Olympic Peninsula, a region dominated by ancient forests and pristine mountains.
The Quinault and Queets Rivers are home to some of the largest native Salmon and Steelhead ever landed.
The Quinault and Queets rivers are just two of the private waters available to anglers fishing with Robbin, the Salmon, Raft River, and Cook Creek make up the other secluded waters.
www.quinaultguideservice.net   (328 words)

  
 ELWHA RIVER TRAIL REVIEWS - ( PRESS EXPEDITION ) - Olympic National Park
Christie had planned to follow the Elwha River into the heart of the mountains, transporting supplies on a large flat-bottomed boat, Gertie, which the men built.
The boat leaked and had to be hauled over log jams and towed through rapids by the men, wading through deep snow along the banks or in icy water sometimes up to their chins.
The path follows the river almost to its source at the Elwha Snowfinger, more than 25 miles upstream, then crosses Low Divide to link with the North Fork of the Quinault River Trail.
www.windsox.us /ELWHA/elriver.html   (532 words)

  
 Lake Quinault Washington Getaways
As forest meets shore, Lake Quinault's deep blue waters are revealed that spread across six square miles and plunge to depths of 250 feet.
Go with a guide, by drift boat, to great fishing holes on the Quinault River, or take the family on a tour of the Quinault Indian Nation Fish Hatchery on the west end of Lake Quinault.
Dining at one of Lake Quinault's fine restaurants is a great way to finish off the day.
www.washingtongetaways.com /lakequinault   (321 words)

  
 American Whitewater - River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Drive past Quinault Lake and follow the road a few miles to a bridge that crosses the Quinault River and connects with North Shore Road.
Like the Queets this is really more of a fishing river than a kayak run.
There are a couple of little waves and eddy lines to play around on, but other than that you come here for the enjoyment of floating down a beautiful floodplain river.
www.americanwhitewater.org /rivers/id/2182   (259 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Quinault Indian Nation works cooperatively with the hatchery to provide salmon and steelhead for a subsistence fishery.
Commercial tribal fishermen set their nets in the Quinault River during the fall and winter months while tribal sportfish guides entertain clients on both Cook Creek and the Quinault River.
Surplus adult salmon (fish not needed for brood stock) are transferred from the USFandWS to the Quinault Indian Nation.
www.fws.gov /quinaultnfh/QuinaultNationalFishHatchery_qn.html   (90 words)

  
 Piscatorial Pursuits' Outdoor Forums: Quinault River Fish Slaughter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
It is very clear that the #1 priority in the Quinault is not for the well being of the native stocks.
The measure of the Quinault hatchery program is the smolt quality and smolt to adult survival rate they achieve.
In 2001 the upper Quinault river escapement was 1846 fish.
www.piscatorialpursuits.com /ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/14/4124.html   (2719 words)

  
 Memory Maker Guide Services - Lower Quinault River
I am a fishing guide on the Lower Quinault River which is in the boundaries of the Quinault Indian Nation.
Towering sitka spruce, big leaf maple, and hemlock thrust toward a cobalt blue sky as he maneuvers his custom boat along the lower Quinault River.
Upstream, a herd of perhaps 70 elk emerges from the trees and swims across the river.
www.memorymakerguide.com   (357 words)

  
 Olympic National Park Wilderness Destination
There is a river crossing at 16-mile camp.
Fords are necessary at Wild Rose Creek, Elip Creek and the North Fork Quinault River at 16-mile Camp.
Obtain permits at WIC in Port Angeles or at the South Shore Lake Quinault Ranger Station located next to Lake Quinault Lodge.
www.nps.gov /olym/wic/dnofoq.htm   (207 words)

  
 Private Cabins on Lake Quinault in Olympic National Park (360)288-2215
Named after the Col Bob peak, in the Wynoochee group of the Olympics on the ridge between the Quinault River and the West Fork Humptulips River approx.
River rock fireplace, remodeled kitchen, bedroom loft, large porch, lovely lake, mountain, and sunset views.Cabin Storm King has 2 Double beds and 1 twin.
The cabin was used as a residence by a family in the late 1940's and early 1950's and is named after Mt. Storm King in the Olympus-Bailey range group of the Olympic Mountain peaks overlooking Lake Crescent.
www.lochaerie.com /cabins.html   (444 words)

  
 The Daily World
South Bend maintained the momentum by outscoring Quinault 45-25 in the second half.
Quinault (43) — A. Boome, Garcia 5, Lozier, Stankwitz 9, West 2, Sansom 7, Mason 4, T. Boome 8, Mayton 8.
All 12 Hyaks scored at least four points in the contest and the team shot a remarkable 66 percent (43-for-65) from the field.
www.thedailyworld.com /articles/2005/12/22/sports/05sports.txt   (638 words)

  
 The Daily World
Instead of pumps, the hatchery depends on the Quinault River to bring in water by gravity.
The Quinault National Fish Hatchery, on the southern edge of the Quinault Indian Reservation on the Moclips Highway about five miles off Highway 101, depends on the Quinault River for its water.
Earlier this month, the Hoh were clipping steelhead and inserting a wire into some of their snouts so when the fish are eventually caught, researchers can tell where they were raised and how old they are.
www.thedailyworld.com /articles/2006/02/13/local_news/01news.txt   (1152 words)

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