Reading the Washington Landscape

Observations of Washington State Landscapes, Geology, Geography, Ecology, History and Land Use

Thursday, June 30, 2011

More Coal Politics: Appearance of Fairness, Local Land Use and Elections

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The issue of appearance of fairness has generated some interest in regards to the proposed coal terminal at Cherry Point, Washington.  Jared...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Field Work: Freeway and a Lone California Poppy

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Not all field work is glorious geology problems. Monday started with crawling around in a basement and crawl space of a 90 year old masonry ...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Coal Politics Comes to Washington and Wonky Process and Diplomacy (update)

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Update: I may have overstated the applicability of appearance of fairness so I made a few changes to the post as noted via underlined text o...
Saturday, June 25, 2011

Lake Whatcom and a Special Thanks to Dennis Jones

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Setting good policy and its impact on the land is about people. If we only looked at land and policy setting from a strict land perspective,...
Thursday, June 23, 2011

Sick's Stadium, Lowe's and Rainier Valley Redevelopment

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Lowe's store on Rainier Avenue, Seattle I was in Seattle earlier this week and heard a bit of buz about a proposal to rezone the Lowe...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Columbus, Washington and Wood for Steam Boats on the Columbia River

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Former Columbus, Washington Just north of the Highway 97 Columbia River crossing and below Maryhill is a stretch of orchards and farm field...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Sam Hill and "Where the rain meets the sun"

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When I first moved to Washington State On the way to my new home in eastern Washington  (DT pointed out he thought I moved) my first good lo...
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Dan McShane
Bellingham, Washington State, United States
Dan McShane is an engineering geologist with Stratum Group, a geology and environmental consulting company based in Bellingham, Washington. Dan has been reading Washington State landscapes since driving across the Horse Heaven Hills with his father and brother in 1970. Dan's wife has started painting Washington landscapes. The intent of this blog is to help all Washington travelers better understand the landscapes we see and share field observations.
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