The Badger Mountain Centennial Preserve protects Badger Mountain, located on the edge of Richland in Washington, provides views of the Tri-Cities as well as the Columbia and Yakima rivers. Trails are open for hiking. No motorized vehicles are allowed.
A non-profit group, Friends of Badger Mountain,[1] worked to procure this shrub-steppe area that has most native vegetation intact and then built a trail to the summit. The 1.2 miles (1.9 km) trail rises 984 feet (300 m) above the trail head in Richland.
Expansion
Friends of Badger Mountain is working to raise $1.5 million for a purchase of 205 acres of land around Candy Mountain to expand the preserve and create trails on that mountain. This is the next step toward reaching their goal of creating a 20 miles (32 km) trail connecting Little Badger Mountain, Badger Mountain, Candy Mountain and Red Mountain.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Friends of Badger Mountain
- ↑ Landowner looks to swap property on Candy Mountain Accessed 2015-08-31
- ↑ Friends of Badger Mountain: Current Campaign Accessed 2015-08-31
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