The Columbia Highlands on KUOW's Weekday with Steve Scher
KUOW's Steve Scher interviews Conservation Northwest's Mitch Friedman and author Craig Romano about a special corner of the state between the Kettle River Range and the Selkirk Mountains that many of us hardly know.
Where do grizzly bears, ranchers, timber mills, hikers, caribou and ghost towns all co–exist in Washington state? At the Columbia Highlands, located in the far northeast corner of the state between the Kettle River Range and the Selkirk Mountains. It is an important wildlife corridor between the Cascades and the Rocky Mountains. It also presents a unique management challenge. The patchwork of public and private lands have many competing interests, from environmentalists and recreational enthusiasts to ranchers and hunters. KUOW's Steve Scher takes on a corner of the state many of us hardly know.
Guest(s)
Craig Romano is the author of "Day Hiking: Olympic Peninsula" and "Day Hiking: North Cascades." His latest books are "Day Hiking: Central Cascades" and "Winter Hikes Deck: 50 Best (Mostly) Snow–free Trails of Western Washington." He is also the author of "Columbia Highlands: Exploring Washington's Last Frontier."
Mitch Friedman is the executive director and founder of Conservation Northwest. He was also a founding board member of both The Wildlands Project and American Lands Alliance. He has a degree in zoology with a special interest in conservation biology from the University of Washington.
Listen to the program at www.kuow.org/program.php?id=21912
