Canyon Lake Community Forest Closed Thursday

The access road to Canyon Lake Community Forest will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians on Thursday, November 6, 2008.Sierra Pacific Industries, the owner of the access road and the surrounding timberland, will be  burning slash piles near the road on that day and requests that the public not visit the site. The road is scheduled to reopen Friday morning. Weather conditions may result in a delay of this work, so those interested in visiting the Community Forest on Friday should call Whatcom County Parks & Recreation at 360-733-2900 between 8 am and 4:30 pm to verify that the road is reopened.

Canyon Lake Creek Community Forest

The idea for the Canyon Lake Community Forest developed in 1993 with the discovery of an exceptional old growth forest in this watershed. The $3.7 million funding to purchase the forest came from an anonymous donor, the Paul G. Allen Forest Protection Foundation, the Whatcom County Conservation Futures Fund, and many community donations.  Cooperative efforts of the Whatcom Land Trust, Western Washington University and Whatcom County Parks & Recreation preserved this 2,300 acre community forest for the future.

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