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The yew s gnarled, bubbly bark and green limbs – celebrated for decades with an exhibit and fencing at Illahee State Park in Washington – finally came crashing down one day in late December. It was its time, said David Cass, agency forester for Washington State Parks. It was rotten in the middle of the tree and had decayed quite a bit.
Arborists had dated the tree s beginnings as a seed to around the year 1610, the same time Galileo Galilei was first observing the moons of Jupiter. Jim Trainer, a longtime arborist sometimes referred to as Kitsap s Johnny Appleseed, wrote in the Kitsap Sun of the USA TODAY Network that it was likely the oldest Pacific yew in the U.S.
Coming soon to a Washington state park near you: Navy SEAL training exercises? By Abbie Shull, The News Tribune
Published: January 21, 2021, 9:59am
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The Navy is seeking a permit to conduct special operations training exercises in 28 Washington State Parks, despite concerns from park users over the “creepiness” of the proposal.
The Navy plans to conduct five types of special operations training in Washington parks day or night for up to five years. Types of training include:
Insertion and extraction training where trainees might approach or depart an area using submersible craft or watercraft.
Combat swimming or diver and swimmer training where trainees would be confined to the ocean or inland water areas.