Trees in coastal temperate rainforest spared from the chopping block

By: Aspen Ford

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 706

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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A grassroots organization has successfully raised enough money to spare 29 acres of trees on state forestland in the Northern Olympic Peninsula from being cut down, employing a new conservation method that also replaces timber revenue.

The Elwha Legacy Forests Coalition struck a deal with Webster Logging, which purchased a timber sale west of Port Angeles from the state Department of Natural Resources. The company agreed to sign away its right to harvest …

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