North Cascades

North Cascades Subcommittee Membership

• Forest Supervisors of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie and Okanogan Wenatchee National Forests;
• The Superintendent of North Cascades National Park;
• A representative of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife;
• The Supervisor of the Ecological Services Office of the FWS in WA;
• A representative of the BLM in WA;
• A representative of the British Columbia wildlife agency;
• A representative of tribal governments;
• A representative of county government in WA.

Brief History of Grizzly Bear Recovery in the North Cascades

• 1975 – Grizzly bear listed as threatened species, lower 48 states under Endangered Species Act.
• 1980 – Grizzly bear listed as an endangered species by State of Washington.
• 1982 – National Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan approved by FWS; revised in 1993.
• 1983 – Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee established.
• 1991 – 9,800 square miles of North Cascades ecosystem in Washington State identified as adequate habitat for grizzly bears. Grizzly bears are confirmed in locations from just north of Interstate 90 to the international border.
• 1991 – The decision was made by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee during their winter 1991 meeting to recover grizzly bears in the North Cascades.
• 1993 – Detailed habitat evaluation of the North Cascades ecosystem published.
• 1997 – North Cascades chapter added to National Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan.
• 2004 – Grizzly bear recovery plan completed for the British Columbia portion of North Cascades ecosystem.
• 2014 – NPS/FWS begin Environmental Impact Statement on grizzly bear restoration in the North Cascades ecosystem.

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