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Washougal residents free the trees

Volunteers remove thousands of restrictive tubes from trees along Washougal River Greenway

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Washougal resident Barbara Gagnier stacks plastic tubes on the Washougal River Greenway trail. Gagnier and Washougal resident James Mahar removed about 3,000 of the tubes from trees along the trail in December 2020 and January 2021. ((Contributed photo courtesy Barbara Gagnier)

James Mahar has had a passion for the environment for as long as he can remember. In fact, one of his earliest memories involves his 6-year-old self asking his father to not burn leaves in their yard because doing so would increase air pollution.

Today, Mahar, a retired engineer, and his wife, Lisa, live sustainably on their 21-acre Washougal property, which includes a 25,000-square-foot pollinator garden, solar panels, and rainwater collection and self-composting systems.

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