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Activism groups to host forest defense meeting in Bothell

Published 1:30 am Monday, January 5, 2026

By Eliza Aronson

Kathy Johnson walks through vegetation growing along a CERCLA road in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest on Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Granite Falls, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Kathy Johnson walks through vegetation growing along a CERCLA road in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest on Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Granite Falls, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

BOTHELL — The League of Women Voters of Snohomish County and the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance are cohosting a meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Third Place Commons, 17171 Bothell Way NE, in Bothell, to discuss efforts to protect public lands in Washington.

The meeting will cover how the federal administration is attempting to open currently protected forests in Washington for logging, as well as the history of past activism in protecting state lands, according to a press release from the groups.

To learn more about the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance, visit forestclimatealliance.org.

To learn more about the League of Women Voters Snohomish County and find its event calendar, visit lwvsnoho.org.

Eliza Aronson: 425-339-3434; eliza.aronson@heraldnet.com; X: @ElizaAronson.

Eliza’s stories are supported by the Herald’s Environmental and Climate Reporting Fund.

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