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Former Forest Service official and staff clarify land acquisition history; Forest Service updates commission on wildfire and access work
Summary
A former Forest Service official described the history of federal land purchases and local memoranda of understanding in the Columbia River Gorge, and Forest Service staff told the commission the agency — not the Columbia River Gorge Commission — is the entity responsible for land acquisition under the National Scenic Area Act.
Lynn Burdette, who said she previously served with the U.S. Forest Service, briefed the Columbia River Gorge Commission on the history of Forest Service land acquisitions and memoranda of understanding in Skamania County, and urged clearer public communication about the agency’s role.
Burdette told commissioners that most acquisitions in Skamania County occurred in the early years of the National Scenic Area’s implementation, that there have been four purchases since 2010 and only one since 2018 (a roughly 13-acre parcel at Cape Horn), and that conveyances and transfers related to the Wind River administrative site have moved parcels to…
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