POINT OF VIEW: Let’s invest in state recreation areas

POINT OF VIEW: Let’s invest in state recreation areas

WHEN I WAS a young adult, I spent my summers working for the Boy Scouts, leading week-long backpacking treks through the North Cascades. We hiked high passes, slept in mountain meadows, and spent days immersed in wild places. It was there that my love for nature and recreation took root — a love that has carried me to my job as Commissioner of Public Lands.