Donate to feed Mt Saint Helens Wildlife

[bbarnes]

We are looking for donation's to supplement the Mt Saint Helen's Elk herd.  This winter has been extremely hard on the wildlife because of habitat and excessive snow fall. The Department of Fish and Wildlife only feeds the elk on their 1700 acres on HWY 504 in the toutle river valley.  Our organization has taken a proactive approach to supplement the herds around the mountain. We are all outdoor enthusiast's, conservationists, and sportsmen that benefit from the health well being of this natural resource.

Please consider a donation which will purchase Alfalfa to help the survival of these animals for today and in the future around the Mt Saint Helen's area.

Donations can be made directly to:
Pioneer Feed and Supply of Ridgefield Washington 360-887-4237

More information can be found at www.mtsainthelensrescue.com

Videos:  http://www.youtube.com/MtSaintHelensRescue

[Screaminreelz]

Don't want to upset anyone here but how about we open the area up for special permits only and get those animals moving around a bit so they can get back to some areas where there is food they can get on their own?

Feeding wildlife is a bad idea and has caused alot of probelms with elk dying up there.

[ICEMAN]

bbarnes, checked out your site.

Are you guys a not for profit organization? Are you working in conjunction with advice from WDFW?

Inquiring minds! 

[bucklucky]

These animals have been miss managed for too long, why not take steps to get them managed properly instead of using bandaids to try to  fix things. The heard will be thinned out one way or another and it looks like mother nature is taking over ,which is a brutal sight,  since there isnt much action taken by people to do what truely needs to be done.

[heavy hauler]

its hardly nature running its course when there is a huge sediment dam  at the low end of the  north fork of the toutle valley which doesnt allow elk past.at the head of the valley you have st helens.once the snow comes the elk use to be able to follow the river valley to lower elevation.now with the dam there, they get stuck in the valley.    

[ICEMAN]

Is the sediment dam a naturally occuring obstacle?

[heavy hauler]

no, the dam was built  by the army corps of engineers.

[bucklucky]

Thats an awefull small obstical to go around isnt it? Maybee it needs to be blown up ?

[heavy hauler]

getting around the dam isnt the problem charlie.its the mile of sediment that is backed up there and its like walking on jello.when are we going to hwy 504 for the field trip?

[JoeVon]

getting around the dam isnt the problem charlie.its the mile of sediment that is backed up there and its like walking on jello.when are we going to hwy 504 for the field trip?

Why would the elk want to get below the Sediment Dam? 

[bucklucky]

getting around the dam isnt the problem charlie.its the mile of sediment that is backed up there and its like walking on jello.when are we going to hwy 504 for the field trip?

Why would the elk want to get below the Sediment Dam? 

To migrate?

Feild trip to look at bulls ar shed hunting  

[heavy hauler]

less snow,migrate.  look at bulls for now .shed hunt later.

[bucklucky]

Have you been up there yet Curtis?

[JoeVon]

There is no point in them migrating much lower that the sediment dam.  Feed conditions aren't any better below than above...

[heavy hauler]

more area for feeding.less concentration of elk