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Hiker Headlines: Thank You, Members! Snow is Coming, More Protected Lands

Posted by tiffanyc at Jan 04, 2024 04:37 PM |
Filed under: Hiker News, Department of Natural Resources, Winter Recreation

Happy New Year! A huge thank you to our members for all we accomplished together in 2023. The Washington Department of Natural Resources has acquired another 86 acres of land for conservation, bringing the total amount to over 1,700 acres in 2023. We can expect some snow coming to the mountains this weekend.

It’s Jan 4. Happy New Year! A huge thank you to our members for all we accomplished together in 2023. The Washington Department of Natural Resources has acquired another 86 acres of land for conservation, bringing the total amount of acquired land in 2023 to over 1,700 acres. And expect new snow in the mountains this weekend. Here’s some news you may have missed while out on trail this week.

Falling snow on Mount Washington trail. Photo by trip reporter Mel Lo.
Get ready — we might see some snow in the mountains this weekend! Photo by trip reporter Mel Lo.

New year: Happy New Year from all of us at WTA! We loved getting to see all of your adventures from 2023. We hope you had a great start to 2024, and look forward to seeing what the year holds for us — and for you. 

Thank you! We just wanted to say thanks to the WTA community for helping us accomplish so much this year. This year, 26,000 members joined WTA in supporting trails and the people who love the outdoors. Our commitment to trails is forever, so thank you for your commitment to WTA's work.

More protected lands: The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) acquired 86 acres of land, which will be added to the Upper Dry Gulch Natural Area Preserve. Over 2023, DNR acquired over 1,726 acres of land in Washington for conservation, all of which will be added to existing conservation areas. 

Snow this weekend: It’s been an unseasonably dry El Niño winter so far, but there is some snow coming our way in the mountain forecast this weekend. If you want to play in the snow, make sure you’re in the know on Sno-Park permits and being safe when winter recreating


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