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January 20, 2017

Logging eyed in Blanchard forest

MOUNT VERNON (AP) — The state Legislature is considering allowing logging in northern Washington state forest that includes several popular recreation areas.

The Skagit Valley Herald reported Thursday that the Legislature's budget decisions this spring will determine whether recreation areas in central Blanchard State Forest will remain free of logging. The state Department of Natural Resources is requesting $7.7 million to keep that agreement in place.


 
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