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November 16, 2009

USGS keeps close eye on the Nooksack

By By JOHN STARK
The Bellingham Herald

EVERSON — Jeff Paulat walked slowly along the Nooksack River bridge at the edge of town, using a green nylon rope to drag a small orange plastic trimaran along the churning surface of the grayish-brown water, from one end of the bridge to the other.

It's a ritual that he and his boss, Darrin Miller, repeat every six to eight weeks here and at about 70 other access points along rivers between Marysville and the Canadian border.


 
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