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Located on the usual and accustomed lands of the Snoqualmie Tribe, the proposed “Forrest Stump” timber sale threatens to clearcut 78 acres of naturally regenerated forest on Tiger Mountain. It would fragment one of the largest blocks of intact legacy forests on the mountain, converting yet another biodiverse forest into a tree farm. 

DNR assessed Forrest Stump as only Maturation I, arguing that it is not structurally complex enough to spare from logging. We disagree. At well over 100 years old, this carbon-dense forest contains a mix of hemlock, Douglas-fir, western red cedar, silver fir, and Sitka spruce.

Forrest Stump is the direct result of DNR’s narrow focus on development stages without regard for considerations like forest function, natural regeneration, age, size, connectivity and non-understory structure. If the plan proceeds, not only would it destroy and fragment a one-of-a-kind forest ecosystem in a widely treasured recreational site—it would set a dangerous precedent for other naturally regenerated forests on Tiger Mountain and beyond. 
We can’t let that happen.