MOUNT BAKER-SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FOREST — Josh Watson was preparing for a banner year clearing trails and repairing bridges in Seattle’s proverbial backyard. A forestry technician at the Snoqualmie Ranger District in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, he was expecting the imminent return of a three-person crew under him from April to October, the arc of the snow-free season when the bulk of trail work gets done in Washington.
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