Sun, Sep 21
|Ashford County Park
Past Event: Elbe Hills Legacy Forest Walk
Join LFDC for a walk through DNR's proposed "Railroad Creek" timber sale, which threatens to thin a rare native forest in the Elbe Hills. DIFFICULTY: MODERATE Approximately 2 miles *off trail*
Time & Location
Sep 21, 2025, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Ashford County Park, 29801 WA-706, Ashford, WA 98304, USA
Guests
About the event
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) plans to thin a biodiverse legacy forest in the Elbe Hills, by building a road and logging many of the forest's oldest trees. DNR claims that this timber sale, dubbed "Railroad Creek," would restore wildlife habitat, but the forest is already structurally complex and on its way to old-growth status. The real reason for the proposed thinning is economic: these older, native forests yield more valuable timber than the younger, more homogeneous plantation forests that actually would benefit from thinning. Want to learn more? Check out this video by LFDC's Joshua Wright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nywou5FAj_U
On Sunday, September 21st, join LFDC for a walk through the Railroad Creek timber sale, followed by a visit to a nearby forest that was previously thinned. Learn firsthand about why these legacy forests don't need more logging!
When: Sunday, September 21st from 11am–3pm Where: We'll meet in the parking lot…