A WALK IN THE WOODS

Paul Meckley of Bremerton, left, and his son, Asher, 8, walk past ferns and trees on a wood chip trail while on an evening walk in Illahee Preserve June 16.

A group called the Illahee Forest Preserve has the goal of trying to expand the preserve by 25-36 acres by a July 6 deadline. The group needs to raise $767,000 for 25 acres or $1.7 million for all 36 acres, or else the area that the preserve could be expanded with will be developed into a subdivision. Learn more at www.thelostcontinent.org.