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Forest Fight: $32,000 Buys Time for Sadie Creek
1 May
Summary
- Conservationists are raising $32,000 to save two acres of forest.
- The timber sale occurred before the current public lands commissioner took office.
- The land holds cultural significance for the S'Klallam tribal members.
An urgent conservation effort is underway to save two acres of forest near Sadie Creek Campground on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. The Elwha Legacy Forests Coalition is attempting to raise $32,000 by a Monday deadline to compensate logger Bruce Webster, who agreed to halt logging operations on that specific parcel within a larger state timber sale.
This situation involves a conflict between logging interests and conservation, with the coalition emphasizing the ecological importance of the area and its cultural significance to the S'Klallam tribe. Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove, while expressing support for conservation, faces challenges due to the sale's prior establishment, describing the situation as "uncharted territory" for the Department of Natural Resources regarding conservation easements.
