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Couple gifts 100-acre tree farm to Washington State University

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The hill on the tree farm in 2023. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)
The hill on the tree farm in 2023. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)

On a trip through Northeast Washington in the 1970s, couple Lynn and Becky Miner fell in love with the stunning nature around them. Twenty years later, the couple bought a 100-acre tree farm in the area, but discovered a few problems; The forest under their control was not in a good state, and they knew very little about forestry.

However, over the next 3 decades, they educated themselves and saved their tree farm. Now they have gifted it to Washington State University so that students can learn on the land and keep the area thriving.

The miners join host Robin Young to share their story.

The hill on the tree farm in 1999. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)
The hill on the tree farm in 1999. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)
The couple with the sign to their farm. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)
The couple with the sign to their farm. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)
Planting in 2000. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)
Planting in 2000. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)
Planting in 1998. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)
Planting in 1998. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)
An Elk herd on the tree farm in 2023. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)
An Elk herd on the tree farm in 2023. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)
The farm cleared of sick trees in 1997. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)
The farm cleared of sick trees in 1997. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)
The farm with trees in 2023. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)
The farm with trees in 2023. (Courtesy of Lynn and Becky Miner)

This segment aired on February 11, 2026.

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