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Commissioners endorse Columbia Land Trust's RCO grant for Upper Grays River community forest

Wahkiakum County Board of Commissioners · April 21, 2026
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Summary

Wahkiakum County commissioners unanimously approved a letter supporting Columbia Land Trust's RCO Community Forest Grant application to purchase initial acreage for the Upper Grays River Community Forest.

The Wahkiakum County Board voted April 21 to approve a letter of support for the Columbia Land Trust’s application to the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) Community Forest Grant Program. The funding named in the support letter would be used to purchase initial land for the Upper Grays River Community Forest.

Commissioner Mark Letham moved to approve the letter of support; Commissioner Lee Tischer seconded. The motion passed unanimously (Aye - Tischer, Letham and Cothren). The board’s action was limited to the letter of support; no county funding commitments were recorded in the minutes.

The board did not discuss detailed project boundaries, purchase price or matching funds during the recorded discussion. The county’s support letter is part of Columbia Land Trust’s grant application process to RCO.