by CoastView | May 18, 2025 | 2025, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Historical, Land Use, May 2025, Natural History, Parks, Rivers, Washington
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Elwha-River.mp3 The Elwha River starts from a perennial snowfield at an elevation of 4,763 feet (1,452 m) in the Olympic Mountains and flows generally north for 45 miles (72 km) to Angeles...
by CoastView | May 4, 2025 | 2025, Coastal Features, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Land Use, May 2025, Parks, Rivers, Washington
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dismal-Nitch.mp3 Dismal Nitch is a cove on the north shore of the lower Columbia River, historically significant as the last campsite of the Lewis and Clark Expedition before they sighted the...
by CoastView | Apr 20, 2025 | 2025, April 2025, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers, Washington
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Hoquiam-River.mp3 Hoquiam River drains a 62,720‐acre (25,382 ha) watershed with three main tributaries converging into a single channel that trends south for 2.5 miles (4 km) before joining...
by CoastView | Apr 6, 2025 | 2025, April 2025, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Communities, Headlands, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers, Washington
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Pysht-River.mp3 The Pysht River rises near Ellis Mountain on the Olympic Peninsula and flows 16 miles (26 km) northeast, draining a 29,632-acre (11,992 ha) watershed into the Strait of Juan de...
by CoastView | Mar 16, 2025 | 2025, Coastal Features, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Washington
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Friday-Harbor.mp3 Friday Harbor is a community at the head of a protected embayment on the eastern coast of San Juan Island, the archipelago’s second-largest and most populous island, about 18...
by CoastView | Mar 15, 2025 | 2025, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Headlands, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Washington
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ozette-Village.mp3 Ozette is a historical Makah village at Cape Alava, the Olympic Peninsula’s westernmost point, about 19 miles (31 km) north-northwest of La Push and 15 miles (24 km)...
