Take 1 minute to send a pre-written email to members of the Board of Natural Resources, urging them to save the "Carrot" and "Cabbage Patch" forests from clearcut logging.

The “Carrot” and “Cabbage Patch” timber sales within Capitol Forest in Thurston County are under threat of being auctioned off to the highest bidder by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for clearcut logging. These forests are vital for wildlife habitat, water quality, climate resilience, and biodiversity. We must act now to protect them. Ten months ago, the Thurston Board of County Commissioners wrote a powerful letter asking DNR to pause the “Juneau” timber sale (in the same area) and to stop logging mature forests in Thurston County. DNR should honor this request and stop the “Carrot” and “Cabbage Patch” sales as well.

The “Carrot” timber sale encompasses 82 acres of mature forest with numerous Douglas firs and cedars over four feet in diameter. This unique ecosystem featuring a complex canopy and healthy forest floor plays a vital role in wildlife habitat, water quality, and climate resilience. Of particular concern is Unit 1, characterized by wet terrain with steep slopes - logging here could lead to erosion impacting nearby Cedar Creek.

The "Cabbage Patch" timber sale contains about 73 acres of mature forest in, units 3, 4 and 5 in Thurston County.This forest is surrounded by recent clearcuts making them some of the last vestiges of intact mature forest in the area. Unit 5 houses the beloved "Mr. Bones" mountain bike trail. While DNR’s data estimates that the trees in units 3 and 4 are between 80 and 90 years old, those that are left over from previous clearcuts are older, especially the remarkably large Douglas fir and Sitka Spruce trees.

Take 1 minute to send a pre-written email to members of the Board of Natural Resources, urging them to save the "Carrot" and "Cabbage Patch" forests from clearcut logging.