Summit Lake Legacy Forest - Stop the Delica timber sale!

 

Summit Lake is the brilliant, crystalline gem of the Capitol Hills. Folded into the northern flank of that small, forested mountain range, Summit Lake is home to salmon and people alike, and both depend on its clear, clean water. That water quality is dependent on the wild forests that blanket its watershed, and unfortunately that water source from which people drink and in which salmon spawn is threatened by the "Delica" timber sale.

The Washington Department of Natural Resources plans to clearcut large swaths of the largest and most vital forest bordering the lake, thus polluting its water and contributing to hotter, drier conditions that could wipe out the salmon. It would not only damage the quality of drinking water in the area, but would also make the forest more vulnerable to wildfire. Legacy forests such as this make up only 5% of DNR lands in Washington, and they should be preserved rather than cut down.

Let the DNR, Commissioner Hilary Franz, and our elected representatives know that our legacy forests must be protected -

Contact:

Hilary Franz

Comissioner of Public Lands

360-902-1000

cpl@dnr.wa.gov

Angus Brodie

Deputy Supervisor for State Uplands

360-902-2122

angus.brodie@dnr.wa.gov

DNR South Puget Sound Region

360-825-1631 

southpuget.region@dnr.wa.gov

For more information on legacy forests and our fight to save them, visit: https://www.c4rf.org/