One of the loopholes that I noticed is a bit of language about lands being able to be sold because they “are isolated tracts that are inefficient to manage.” With the USFS firings that happened last fall and this winter/spring, I could easily see non-wilderness sites such as those out the Twisp Rive...

Depends on the motivation: I’ve seen a doe with a decent running start clear 8 ft to get to the heirloom tomatoes on a really successful year. If there’s nothing too exciting in there, 6 ft might be just fine.

I love and am so grateful for all the volunteer enthusiasm - that's going to be a real saving grace this season and maybe for the foreseeable future. But I have to throw my perspective from a number of years working for the district out there as well. Yes, fewer trails stay open on a yearly basis th...

Bump ;)

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