Natural Resources Conservation Area
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How DNR Put a Second-Growth Forest on the Fast Track to an Older Growth Structure
At the Elk River Natural Resources Conservation Area on the southwest Washington coast, a sprawling estuary of tidal flats and sloughs, salt marshes, and freshwater wetlands is sheltered by densely forested uplands. In these forests, tangles of roots slow the flow… Continue reading
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Small land transfer brings needed funds for Skamania County public services
How can changing a few words on the deed for a couple of small parcels of remote forestland provide welcomed relief to a struggling rural county? Thanks to a legislatively funded program, an additional $327,000 will be available for public… Continue reading