Blanchard Mountain - Bow area

Finally!

We have what seems to be a compromise to the on-going battle to "Save Blanchard Mountain." If you are a hang-glider no doubt you've taken flight from the Mountain, hikers and naturalist abound throughout the many hiking trails.

According to the Skagit Valley Herald's article dated Thursday, January 25, 2007, after nine months of meeting, a nine-member advisory board has arrived at what they feel will be a win-win resolution to all sides involved in this long-drawn out battle. Apparently the plan would set aside the land containing the most popular trails, in exchange for money to purchase other land locally that can be logged. The monies would need to be provided by the State Legislature and could cost an estimated $15 milllion. Much of the timbered land on Blanchard is in trust for the Burlington-Edison School District and the annual revenues derived from logging have supplied the District with about $250, 000.

It will be interesting to see how everything will shake out, but for now it gives locals the opportunity to know that their interests have been taken seriously and the hope of saving Blanchard Mountain will be done.

To read more on the article that appeared in the paper log onto www.skagitvalleyherald.com , front page story.

Why Should We Recycle?

Why should we recycle?

As we are clearing out our junk left over from 2006 and preparing the way for 2007 let’s get off to the right start. Instead of hauling it all out for curb-side pick up maybe we could recycle some of the valued junk? So, why should we recycle? How about: for the good of our fellow man and our future children/grandchildren. It is good for the earth. It helps to make you feel good. It sets good examples for our kids. The industry employs tens of thousands of people.

Did you know that recycling one aluminum can saves enough electricity to run a computer for three hours! We use over 80,000,000,000 aluminum soda cans per year. Wow, now that’s a lot!

A fantastic resource site is http://1800recycle.wa.gov/ provided by Washington State Ecology and if you use the on-line source here is what they say: You will find more details about particular services as you search out sites in the database. If you still need more details, phone numbers will be found in the listings. And you’re always welcome to call 1-800-RECYCLE during business hours.

Here is the web address for Waste Management, they serve unincorporated areas of Skagit County. Check out the site for information on pick-up days, fees ect. http://www.wmnorthwest.com/skagitcounty/index.html

Recycle Information for Sedro-Woolley

Located at 315 Sterling Street in Sedro-Woolley the center is open on Mondays from 8am – 1pm. If you should have questions they can be reached at 360-855-1884 or 360-855-0929. They are closed on all holidays and accept:
NEWSPAPER HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES STRYROFOAM PEANUTS
CARDBOARD MIXED PAPER BUBBLEWRAP, AND old printing cartridge
ALUMINUM PLASTIC WRAP from your printer or copier are also accepted
METAL GLASS – all colors USED MOTOR OIL
TIN CANS VEHICLE BATTERIES

You can also call to arrange pick-up or to drop off the following items of which there will be recycling fees for:
Appliances Wood Waste Computers, Laptops, Notebooks, Scanners, Fax Machines, VCR’s, Stereos, DVD Players, Cell Phones, etc. Tires Electronic Waste: TV’s Vehicles Microwaves

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