From 1915 to 1972, Mount Rainier stocked more than 9 million fish into naturally fishless waters; today 35 mountain lakes still hold breeding non-native populations that displace amphibians and alter ecosystems
View of the Ohanapecosh River and predated Northwestern Salamanders (Ambrystoma gracile) eaten by introduced trout. Mount Rainier’s glaciers and snowfields feed a magnificent system of icy streams and mountain lakes. On the surface, these waters look pristine, scattered pools in one of America’s most iconic […]
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