Channeled through dozens of outdoor recreation and environmental groups, government agencies and local tribes, momentum has been building for more than a decade to buy and preserve nearly 7,000 forested acres stretching from Kingston to Port Gamble and up north to Hansville. The effort, known as the Kitsap Forest & Bay Project, hit its stride last year with two big purchases that turned 900 acres of private timberland into public parkland.

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