September 02, 2016
Fall 2016 Prescribed Fire Burn Notice
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area may implement as many as three prescribed fires in the Stehekin Valley during the fall of 2016. Depending on conditions these may begin as early as September 7.
July 25, 2016
Music in the American Wild
Music in the American Wild will provide five free performances as a part of the National Park Service Centennial year celebrations on August 7, 8, and 10. Imagine hearing the sounds of classical music echoing across the Cascade Mountains as an ensemble of seven musicians perform newly composed works inspired by majestic national park locations throughout the country. Music in the American Wild performances include:
July 05, 2016
Non-native Fish Species Management at McAlester Lake
In an effort to protect native cutthroat trout from hybridization and competition with non-native fish, North Cascades National Park Service Complex (NOCA) will conduct intensive fish and habitat surveys to determine the best options for the removal of non-native rainbow and rainbow/cutthroat hybrid trout from McAlester Lake. These surveys are scheduled to begin this August. Following the surveys and for the next two years, the park will deploy gillnets in the lake on a monthly basis from July through October. Throughout all of these activities, McAlester Lake will remain open for recreation.
May 27, 2016
Trails and Areas Open After 2015 Fire Season
Park officials will reopen ten trails and areas within North Cascades National Park Service Complex on Friday, May 27, 2016. Other trails and areas will remain closed due to safety hazards in burned areas.
May 16, 2016
Citizen Scientists Needed on Quest to Discover Living Organisms
North Cascades National Park Service Complex will host a Centennial BioBlitz - a treasure hunt to discover living organisms – May 20 and 21, 2016 as part of the year-long celebration of 100 years of the National Park Service. Park rangers and scientists will lead volunteers of all ages and backgrounds as citizen scientists for a day to develop a “snapshot” of biodiversity in the park and count and identify plant and animal species using the iNaturalist app, cameras, and field guides.
April 22, 2016
Tourism to North Cascades National Park Service Complex Creates $44,098,600 in Economic Benefits
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 825,441 visitors to North Cascades National Park Service Complex, which includes Lake Chelan NRA, North Cascades National Park, and Ross Lake NRA, in 2015, spent $36,351,300 in communities near the parks. That spending supported 448 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $44,098,600.
March 04, 2016
Construction Begins on Cascade River Road in April
Cascade River Road will be closed to all vehicle and foot traffic from April 3 through May 13 during construction on Hard Creek Bridge. Drivers may experience up to 20 minute delays from May 14 to May 25, 2016. The road closure will begin at the Lookout Mountain Trail parking area near milepost 7 and will affect hikers and climbers approaching the area from either the east or west side.
November 12, 2015
Howard Lake and Howard Creek Renamed in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
The United States Board on Geographic Names, acting on a recommendation from the National Park Service, voted unanimously today to rename two features in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area from Coon Lake and Coon Creek to Howard Lake and Howard Creek. The action came after the National Park Service reexamined the historic record and uncovered previously overlooked evidence that placed a Nineteenth Century African American prospector at the lake.
