Fishers, a member of the weasel family, used to roam the Cascades in Washington. But since the mid-’90s, they are believed to have been gone from the state.
The National Park Service is considering reintroducing the animals to Mount Rainier and North Cascades National Park.
The park service is asking for public comment on the proposal.
There are two upcoming meetings on the proposal. The first is Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the North Cascades National park Service Complex Headquarters, 810 Highway 20, Sedro-Woolley. Another meeting is 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Seattle Public Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle. Get details on the meetings here.
Written comments are also welcome, through Oct. 15. See the full plan and provide comments here. You may also submit comments through regular mail or by hand delivery to Superintendent’s Office, ATTN: Fisher EA, North Cascades National Park Service Complex, 810 State Route 20, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284.
From the park service, suggestions on comments:
All comments on the Fisher EA are welcome, particularly those that assess the adequacy of the document in disclosing and evaluating the effects on the environment. These comments are most useful if they are as specific as possible and do the following:
- Discuss a particular plan element or alternative
- Identify incomplete or incorrect information
- Offer reasons why a particular alternative or plan element would or would not work
- Offer a reasonable, new plan element or completely new alternative that could help accomplish the stated goals
- Point out discrepancies between legal mandates and proposals
- Highlight deficiencies in the analysis of environmental consequences
- Provide information on how you use the park and how particular proposals in the planning document would affect that use.
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