Teanaway Community Forest

Community forest and recreation area in the U.S. state of Washington
47°15′25″N 120°53′31″W / 47.25694°N 120.89194°W / 47.25694; -120.89194 (Teanaway Community Forest)[1]Area50,272 acres (203.44 km2)CreatedSeptember 2013AdministratorWashington State Department of Natural Resourceswww.dnr.wa.gov/Teanaway

Teanaway Community Forest is a state owned 50,272-acre (20,344 ha) dual-use community forest and recreation area in the central Washington Cascades near Cle Elum. It was created through a public-private partnership involving Forterra and both Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Washington Department of Natural Resources acting towards the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan. When the land purchase from a private timber company was made in September 2013, it was described as the single largest transaction in Washington state in the past 45 years.[2] The forest is about the size of the city of Seattle, 65 miles (105 km) to the west.[3]

DNR managers have requested the state legislature to pay for state-owned land physically within the community forest's boundaries to be administratively transferred into the community forest. Unless it is transferred, the trust lands must be logged to raise funds for Washington schools.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Teanaway Campground
  2. ^ Landers 2013.
  3. ^ Thompson 2018.
  4. ^ Prengaman 2014.

Sources

  • "Teanaway purchase clears way for Washington's first community forest" (Press release). Forterra. September 30, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  • Landers, Rich (September 30, 2013). "Teanaway purchase becomes Washington's first state forest". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane.
  • Prengaman, Kate (2014-11-12). "State Natural Resource Board wants more land for Teanaway Community Forest". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved 2021-08-15. updated 2018
  • Thompson, Luke (October 31, 2018). ""It's a special place": New plan for Teanaway aims to put more community in state's only community forest". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved 2021-08-22.

External links

  • Official website (Washington DNR)
  • Trail maps and information, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
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