To the editor:

The Whidbey Camano Land Trust has now raised $2.5 million to save the Trillium Woods — with $1.7 million more needed by Sept. 10.

Times are tough, so it’s not always possible to give as generously as we might want. However, the land trust accepts multi-year pledges that let us pay a third of our commitment now, with the rest divided over the next two years. These pledges would help cover low-interest loans until grants and permanent funding are in place.

Recent donors wanting to save this 660-plus acre forest include elementary students and 4-H groups from our community who already are thinking about their future. If the woods are saved from development, these young people — and their children — will enjoy the benefits of a beautiful forest, habitat for wildlife and many types of recreation.

Please donate to the land trust at savetheforestnow.org. Sept. 10 is our last chance.

Diane Stone

Clinton