Quotable:
"The Corps finds the Weyerhaeuser Corporate Headquarters Historic District to be an
exceptional district unambiguously eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places."
Lance Lundquist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cultural Resources Program Manager, in an October 20, 2020 letter
Quotable:
"When the change is for all time, and involves a unique physical asset, I think we have to weigh it very, very carefully to see what price we are going to have to pay for economic progress."
George Weyerhaeuser, in a 1969 Sports Illustrated interview
Quotable:
"We will save the forested lakeshore and trails of the former Weyerhaeuser Campus in Federal Way."
Dow Constantine, King County Executive, announcing his 2018 Land Conservation Initiative to save 65,000 acres of forests, farmlands, shorelines and trails
Campus highlighted in Land Conservation Initiative
Quotable:
“Due to its exceptional historic and architectural significance, particular care must be taken with any new development. New buildings must be sensitive to the original design philosophy of the campus, which emphasized integration with the landscape and environmental sensitivity.”
The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
Before & After: Loss of forests, trails
