Publications

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife produces hundreds of documents annually, outlining fish, wildlife, and lands management, scientific research, guidance for homeowners, local governments, and contractors, harvest summaries, and other materials.

Influence of Geological Substrate on Mountain Goat Forage Plants in the North Cascades, Washington State

Richard B. Harris, and Clifford G. Rice, Wildlife Program, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Adam G. Wells (2017)

Comprehensive Management Plan for Puget Sound Chinook: Harvest Management Component (2017)

Puget Sound Indian Tribes and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (2017)

Final Report: Spawner Abundance and Distribution of Salmon and Steelhead in the Upper Chehalis River, 2013-2017

Sara Ashcraft, Curt Holt, Mike Scharpf, Mara Zimmerman, and Nick Vanbuskirk (2017)

Status and Trends of Moose Populations and Hunting Opportunity in the Western United States

M. Steven Nadeau, Nicholas J. DeCesare, Douglas G. Brimeyer, Eric J. Bergman, Richard B. Harris, Kent R. Hersey, Kari K. Huebner, Patrick E. Matthews, and Timothy P. Thomas (2017)

Pneumonia in Bighorn Sheep: Risk and Resilience

E. Frances Cassirer, Idaho Department of Fish and Game; Kezia R. Manlove, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University; Emily S. Almberg, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; Pauline L. Kamath, School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine; Mike Cox, Nevada Department of Wildlife; Peregrine Wolff, Nevada Department of Wildlife; Annette Roug, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; Justin Shannon, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; Rusty Robinson, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; Richard B. Harris, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; Ben J. Gonzales, Wildlife Investigations Laboratory, California Department of Fish and Wildlife; Raina K. Plowright, Department of Microbiology and Immunology; Peter J. Hudson, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics; Paul C. Cross, U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Cente; Andrew Dobson, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biolog; Thomas E. Besser, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University (2017)

DRAFT Washington Coastal Pink Shrimp Fishery Management Plan

Lorna L. Wargo and Dan L. Ayres (2017)

Population genetic analysis of Chehalis River watershed winter steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Todd R. Seamons, Curt Holt, Sara Ashcraft, and Mara Zimmerman (2017)

Management Responses to Pneumonia Outbreaks in three Washington State Bighorn Herds: Lessons Learned and Questions yet Unanswered

Jeffrey Bernatowicz,Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW); Darren Bruning, USDA, APHIS; E.Frances Cassirer, Idaho Department of Fish and Game; Richard B. Harris, WDFW; Kristin Mansfield,WDFW: Paul Wik, WDFW (2017)