The Big Leaf maple had stood for over a century. Maybe two. It’s a little hard to tell — what with it being sawed into blocks. It had been felled illegally by a tree poacher in the Capitol Forest near ...

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — Olympia's Capitol State Forest is a natural playground for most, but for Department of Natural Resources Officer Jason Bodine, it’s his office. “This is why I love my job,” ...