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06/09/2026

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'This Week In The Database'

Date Focus - 5th September

In this new feature, we look at what reports we have locked and loaded in the Database (85) from this week in history and attempt to analyse a multitude of data points including elevation and hopefully, any geo-location correlations that we might find.

Key Analytical Takeaways

1. The September 8th Multi-Region Trigger
September 8th is the single most active calendar day in the first half of September, with 24 reports recorded across 18 different states and Canadian provinces. This marks a clear transition into the early autumn activity surge.

2. Four Confirmed 15-Mile Spatial Corridor Locks
Expanding across the full 7-day window confirms four distinct multi-decade corridor pairs:

WA / OR Columbia River Gorge: Sept 3, 1969 (Skamania, WA) Sept 4, 2001 (Hood River, OR) — 13.9 miles apart.
WA Central Cascades Foothills: Sept 7, 1988 (Snohomish, WA) Sept 8, 2008 (King, WA) — 14.4 miles apart.
WA Mount St. Helens Flank: Sept 5, 2002 (Cowlitz, WA) Sept 6, 2010 (Lewis, WA) — 12.3 miles apart.
Indiana Hoosier Forest Belt: Sept 5, 2020 (Brown, IN) Sept 7, 2011 (Morgan, IN) — 13.6 miles apart.

3. State Distribution Leaders (7-Day Period)

Washington: 9 reports
California: 7 reports
Kentucky: 7 reports
Indiana: 5 reports
Illinois & Ohio: 4 reports each
Idaho & Minnesota: 3 reports each

Tomorrow we will look a little more extensively at the Indiana Hoosier Forest Belt and the reports that fall within it, at this time of the year.

05/09/2026

Mark your calendars folks!

Get ready for the second installment in The Sasquatch Factor!

What does Oregon actually tell us about Sasquatch?

In the second half of our Oregon investigation, Sasquatch Factor moves deeper into the Mount Hood region, looking for patterns hidden inside decades of reports. We examine food sources, elk movement, elevation, snow, wildfire, travel corridors and what the data may reveal about how a large, elusive animal could survive here.
See it on 9.13 for the public or 9.10 for our YouTube channel members!

04/09/2026

If you've been thinking about getting Starlink there's no better time than the present! It has really changed camping and research for me.

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25/08/2026

Can't wait!!

On August 30th, the life and legacy of Dr Jeff Meldrum is in focus! Watch Science & Sasquatch on our YouTube channel or on Stream Beacon TV and Fawesome!

Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum was a father, friend, and respected academic. His passing in 2025 left a void in the Sasquatch research field which is all but impossible to describe, both due to the breadth of his research and the number of lives he impacted. Today, his legacy continues through the researchers he mentored and inspired. Science & Sasquatch: The Legacy of Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum tells the story of his life and work through the eyes of those who knew him, as friends and colleagues share personal remembrances and describe his impact on the Sasquatch community.

24/08/2026

Quick trip into the North Cascades with Larry Anderson on Thursday. Had a great time exploring, camping and most of all learning from a guy who's been in the field for about 30 years. Here's a quick video and don't forget to sub to our YouTube channels and pages if you haven't already!

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24/08/2026

Truth

21/08/2026

Super interesting data

I love these maps, and i truly, truly believe that analysis on this kind of level will yield those that wish to utilize it, genuine encounters with these animals in the future.

Here, we take a look at all of our WA State Reports with an xS (Expected Sighting) score of 0.67 and above.

The 2D Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) probability cluster map for high-probability encounter records (0.67) across Washington State has been generated.

High-Probability Corpus Summary (xS 0.67)

Filtered Sub-Corpus: 285 verified records out of 829 statewide entries (34.38% of the Washington dataset).
Mean Elevation: 1,861.7ft} (spanning from coastal river bottoms at 5ft up to subalpine ridge lines at 7,050ft).
Median Elevation: 1,390ft (concentrating in the primary mid-elevation montane feeding stratum).
Average xS Score: 0.73 (peaking at 0.90).

Primary Spatial Density Epicenters

1. Mount Rainier / Upper Pierce-Lewis Belt (Primary Epicenter):
The single densest continuous probability mass on the map, anchoring between 46.7{N} - 47.1{N} and -122.3 - -121.7{W}.
Represents high-RCS report concentrations along the Nisqually, Puyallup, and Cowlitz upper watersheds.

2. Gifford Pinchot / Skamania Corridor (Southern Spine):
Extends southward toward the Columbia River Gorge (45.7{N} - 46.3{N}), tracking continuous dense coniferous timber around the Mount St. Helens blast zone perimeter.

3. Olympic Rainforest / Hoh-Quinault Basin (Western Coastal Anchor):
Forms a distinct isolated cluster (-124.3{W} - -123.4{W}), mapping directly into low-elevation temperate rainforest floodplains.

4. Central Cascades / Snohomish-King Rift:
Secondary northern nodal cluster (47.5{N} - 48.3{N}), aligning with the Skykomish and Snoqualmie river corridors along the western slope.

5. Northeastern Monashee Outlier (Pend Oreille):Distinct high-elevation eastern cluster (-117.5{W}), representing deep wilderness incursions near the Idaho/BC borders.

Over the weekend or in the early part of next week, we will move the bar to reports with an xS of 0.80 or above, and some of the best reports from Washington State that we have in the database, so far.