Herrera Beutler Effort to Establish Bear Ridge Community Forest to Bolster Community’s Water Supply Heads to President’s Desk to be Signed into Law
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler announced today she secured $1.616 million in federal funding to help establish the City of Ilwaco’s Bear Ridge Community Forest project which would acquire 388 acres of forest within the Indian Creek watershed to establish a community forest surrounding the city’s water supply. The FY22 Appropriations bill included funding for this community-supported request t...