Washington Quarry Faces Opposition In Washougal, Wash., a local conservation group, plus about two-dozen property owners, filed a letter warning they intend to sue a government commission that oversees land-use regulations in the Columbia River Gorge unless action is taken against a mining operation in east Clark County. According to KATU News, in late November, Nathan Baker, senior staff attorney…
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Lummi Island Heritage Trust Buys Washington Quarry
The Washington-based Lummi Island Heritage Trust has purchased a quarry on Lummi Island, Wash. “The Heritage Trust now owns the quarry property, with responsibility for preservation in perpetuity consistent with the Trust’s mission and conservation values,” the organization said in a release. Lummi Island Heritage Trust, a nationally accredited land trust, has now conserved 1,088 acres of land on Lummi Island.
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