
OLD LEGACY
TREES
These un-planted, century-old Douglas fir trees are some of the last remaining trees of their kind near Port Ludlow. The entire west side of Hood Canal has been devastated by logging. Older, un-planted forests have all but disappeared between Highway 104 and Port Townsend.
Write to DNR Now!
Let DNR know that you are opposed to the logging of this irreplaceable legacy forest.
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Dear Ms. Griswold,
I am writing to urge you to cancel the Beaver Valley timber sale. This sale would result in the logging of some of the last remaining acres of un-planted, structurally complex native forest on the north end of Hood Canal. Parts of this sale contain legacy trees that are over four feet in diameter and close to 200 feet tall.
We are in the midst of a global warming crisis. Now is not the time to be logging century-old trees, or replacing fire resistant older forests with young, fire-prone tree plantations that are susceptible to future climate disturbances, and may increase the fire risk to nearby residential areas.
The logging of mature legacy forests on DNR managed lands also violates Board of Natural Resources policies intended to preserve older forests, which dictate that structurally complex forests may be considered for harvest only after older forest have been met. These forests play a critical role in preserving genetic diversity and biological legacies of the old growth forests that once dominated the Pacific Northwest.
Thank you for listening.

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Mona Griswold
Olympic Region Manager
360-640-2882
Drew Rosanbalm
State Lands Assistant Region Manager
360-374-2807
Angus Brodie
Angus Brodie
Deputy Supervisor for State Uplands
angus.brodie@dnr.wa.gov
360-902-2122
BEAVER VALLEY
TIMBER SALE
Located in Port Ludlow
Tell DNR to Stop the needless destruction of the last remaining stands of century-old forest on the north end of Hood Canal
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See sale map for exact location.