Tucked away in a quiet corner of Greenbank, something exciting has been in the works. The Whidbey Camano Land Trust just purchased the capstone piece of the Lagoon Point Community Forest, culminating a four-year effort to permanently protect 265 acres of unbroken forestland, the Land Trust reported in a press release.

Protecting the future public trail area has involved collaboration with five committed landowners and marks a milestone for forestland protection and community access on Whidbey Island. The final acquisition, earlier this month, secured the 155-acre core of the Community Forest, laying the groundwork for long-term forest stewardship and public use.

With the forest permanently protected, the Land Trust is now developing a management plan that will lay out strategies for fore

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