Watershed Restoration Funded for Washington, Oregon Forests

National forest lands in Washington and Oregon will get federal funding to help restore critical and endangered watersheds.

Oregon will receive approximately $4.7 million and Washington will get $3.46 million, which is part of the $39.46 million the federal government will distribute to national forests across the country as part of the Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Initiative.

"We hope to see lots of work this summer on the Olympic and the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forests." - Bonnie Phillips, Olympic Forest Coalition spokesperson