Joe and Eleanor's dream

My grandfather's cousin Jouko (Joe) had a dream: "Groups of young people need peaceful, quiet, attractive, accessible, nearby areas for recreation and education. Forest areas for these purposes are scarce. A city park, a playground, or even a heavily-used river bank boat landing are not substitutes for a fragrant, shady forest where the primary sounds are the murmuring brook, a singing thrush, and the howl of a coyote." In 1996, Joe and Eleanor Lammi signed a lease agreement with the Longview School District, opening eighty-two acres on Carlon Loop Road for use by local students. In a document titled “Urban Recreation Areas in Small Forests,” Joe explained why he and Eleanor stepped forward to provide students with this marvelous opportunity to explore the natural world http://www.longview.k12.wa.us/wr/history.shtml