Dear Pals of the Putney Woods,

Some of you old-timers will remember that hateful battle between the ironically named Trillium Corporation and those of us less interested in money than quality of our lives and environment a few decades back.

A number of forces have thus far kept the land they so insensitively clearcut from being developed.

“ Save the Forest Now” is a campaign to raise $4.2 million dollars by June 10, 2010 so as to PERMANENTLY protect the former Trillium property.

At 664 forested acres, this parcel is the largest contiguous piece of land under individual ownership on Whidbey Island. In the last few years, the property was subdivided into 10-acre parcels that were then further subdivided into dense planned residential developments (“PRDs”) with 124 houses. Before the PRDs could be finalized, the property fell into foreclosure, which gives the community -- under the leadership of the Whidbey Camano Land Trust -- an opportunity to conserve it for future generations.

Here's their website, and the website for the Whidbey Camano Land Trust. Check them out.

http://savetheforestnow.org
http://www.wclt.org/

Spring's here: hummers and frogs abound, and the violet and green swallows are due any minute. Enjoy the miracle, folks.
Your pal,
Ranger Kirk.