Land Trust buys Lester’s Trail

WENATCHEE — The Chelan-Douglas Land Trust acquired the last puzzle piece in the Sage Hills area of the Wenatchee Foothills on Sept. 15 after trying for eight years.

The Land Trust, a local conservation group, paid $560,00 for a 105-acre parcel owned by the Lester family. The land stretches between the ends of Sage Hills Drive and Lester Road.

“This property was the only remaining section of the Sage Hills Trail that was not permanently protected,” said Mickey Fleming, lands program manager for the Land Trust. “We are thrilled to complete this work with the Lester family.”

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