The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is an urban forest, extending over 140 miles along the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains from the Canadian border to Mount Rainier National Park.  The forest covers portions of Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King and Pierce counties. Nearly five million people live in Puget Sound, and with another two million people living in neighboring Vancouver, BC, the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is the most visited in the country. The forest supervisor’s office is in Everett, Wash., about an hour north of Seattle. District offices are located in Sedro-Woolley, Darrington, Skykomish and North Bend. 

About Puget Sound  

• Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puget_Sound

About Washington

• Access Washington - http://access.wa.gov/
• Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(U.S._state)

Chambers of Commerce:

• Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce - http://www.bellingham.com/
• Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce - http://www.mountvernonchamber.com/
• Everett Chamber of Commerce - http://www.everettchamber.com/
• Seattle Chamber of Commerce - http://www.seattlechamber.com/
• Tacoma Pierce County Chamber - http://www.tacomachamber.org/

County sites:

• Whatcom - http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/
• Skagit - http://www.skagitcounty.net
• Snohomish - http://www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/
• King - http://www.kingcounty.gov/
• Pierce - http://www.co.pierce.wa.us

City links:

• Bellingham - http://www.cob.org/
• Sedro-Woolley - http://www.ci.sedro-woolley.wa.us/Home/main.htm
• Mount Vernon - http://www.ci.mount-vernon.wa.us/
• Darrington - http://town.darrington.wa.us/
• Everett - http://www.ci.everett.wa.us/
• Skykomish - http://www.town.skykomish.wa.us/
• Seattle – http://www.seattle.gov/
• North Bend - http://northbendwa.gov/
• Enumclaw - http://www.ci.enumclaw.wa.us/
• Tacoma - http://www.cityoftacoma.org/

Tourism links:

• Washington State – Experience Washington - http://www.experiencewa.com/
• Seattle - http://www.visitseattle.org/visitors/
• Tacoma - http://www.traveltacoma.com/
• Everett – http://www.everettwa.org/default.aspx?ID=4
• Darrington - http://www.darringtonwatourism.com/
• Snohomish County - http://www.snohomish.org/
• Bellingham - http://www.bellingham.org/
• Mount Vernon - http://www.mountvernonchamber.com/visitors/
• Skagit Valley - http://www.skagittourism.com/index.cfm