Travel / Thursday, 20-Nov-2025

Washington Local Leaves $1 Million to National Parks

Washington Local Leaves $1 Million to National Parks

Gift comes from estate of Bette Wallace.

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Washington’s three biggest national parks, North Cascades, Mt. Rainier, and Olympic, are $1 million richer thanks to a generous bequest. Washington-born Bette Wallace left the parks the money in her will; they’re planning on using it to upgrade the parks’ dispatch system. 

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