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WestMichRad

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1. Sounds good, but it's really not that much.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 04:12 PM

Aug 27

77,000 acres is about 120 square miles, or in total a 12 mile x 10 mile area (if contiguous). By comparison, Washington state is about 71,362 square miles.

I’m sure other land in the state are also protected, but some are under various threats (e.g. our federal government eager to strip resources from everything they can).

So sad to see our wild lands disappearing.

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Sounds good, but it's really not that much. WestMichRad Aug 27 #1