01-11-2017 00:42 via thestranger.com

You All Saved the Lake Serene Trail!

We preserved a little nature forever, everybody!by Rich SmithThe company mountain stands ever higher!RS
As I reported earlier this month, the lumber barons over at Weyerhauser have been preparing to log part of the Lake Serene trail. In order to save the trail from looking like a FernGully massacre, conservationist organization Forterra arranged to buy the parcel of land through which the trail runs. Snohomish County put up half of the $800,000 asking price, and an anonymous couple pledged to ma
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