OUTDOORS
Protecting
The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust relies on an army of volunteers to achieve its mission
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hether you call the Wenatchee Valley home or have visited here, you have been impacted by the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust’s work to maintain or open recreational access to some of the area’s most iconic landscapes. The group and its 1,200-plus members have worked on land projects that include Saddle Rock, the Wenatchee Foothills and 6,439 acres of scenic areas. Started in 1985 as an entirely volunteer organization out of a personal residence, the CDLT now has a staff of nine and an office at 18 N. Wenatchee Avenue. The change to the downtown location in 2010 was a strategic move by executive director Bob Bugert and the organization’s Brad Lane photo board memThe Land Trust opened its downtown bers. In essence, they wanted the Wenatchee office in 2010.
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Foothills
May / June 2015