A rural neighborhood four miles from Oso, Washington was known to its residents as "Steelhead Haven" before a massive mudslide swept through the area on March 22. The cataclysmic event engulfed the tiny neighborhood with a square-mile's worth of mud and debris, claiming at least 36 lives and 49 homes. Hundreds of rescue workers responded to help despite dangerous conditions, and now ecologists are among their number. According to experts, one of the final victims of the slide may be the Stillaguamish River, which had been the area's lifeline. "The river's extremely important. We just...
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