Skagit River Rhododendrons ER # 106 Overview, Biological and Physical

Original Purpose: To preserve stands of the rare Pacific rhododendron in a site unlikely to be disturbed by recreational use Physical:The reserve consists of two blocks, the lowermost on the gently sloping fan of St. Alice Creek on the floor of the Skagit Valley, the upper block on northeast oriented mountain slopes between St. Alice

Skagit River Forest ER#21 Overview: Biological and Physical

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To preserve representative valley-bottom forest in an area transitional between coastal and interior climatic conditions Physical: The reserve lies in the Skagit River valley, bounded in the west by the Skagit Range and east by the Hozameen Range. Local peaks rise to the 2150 m elevation. It is primarily on the alluvial fan