- Ashford Natural Resources Conservation Area (dnr.wa.gov)
This forested conservation area protects mature, structurally complex conifer forest and helps provide habitat connectivity for northern spotted owls in the surrounding landscape. The forest is predominately Douglas fir, western hemlock and western redcedar ranging in age from 140 to 220 years, with a few trees estimated to be 400 to 600 years old. The 78 acre conservation area is within a larger area protected by conservation easements managed by the Nisqually Land Trust.
- Vancouver (Washington) (Wikivoyage)
Vancouver is a city in southwest Washington State, immediately north of the border with Oregon. The city was established around Fort Vancouver, a fur trading outpost dating back to 1824, making this one of the oldest continuously-inhabited European communities in the Pacific Northwest. Two bridges across the Columbia River connect Vancouver to the rest of the Portland Metropolitan Area.