[IanB]

This is a campaign to acquire a 3,000 acre parcel of Pope Resources timber land that will otherwise be sold for development. Over 1,000 acres in three smaller sections have already been secured, this is the last and biggest piece. Not all of the land is as pretty as shown in the video, many areas are monocultures or have been recently clearcut, but the intention is to replant these with appropriate natives. The bottom line is that it's an opportunity to set aside a huge amount of land for recreation and wildlife, and the alternative is just lots of houses. Over $2 million has been raised of the $3.5 needed. A matching offer is currently available to double the impact of donations: SavePG.org

[Ski]

so.... how close are they to reaching their goal? what happens if they don't get enough donations to put the $3.5 million together?

[IanB]

[IanB]

Some big donations must have come in - I just heard gossip that there is less than $1 million to go!

[trestle]

IanB, this seems like a tremendous value in conservation dollars. Any developer would gladly drop the $3.5 million to grab that land; I'm not surprised the fund is growing. As much as I worry about home prices in the decades to come, this area will continue to offer a fine preserve on the north end of the Kitsap peninsula.

[Gregory]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2017/03/24/kitsap-transit-sets-proposed-schedule-new-foot-ferry/99589416/ When they did this back in the late nineties I was building spec houses three at a time.It is going to be tenfold with the outrageous taxes and cost of living in Freeatle.Hurry up!