Jonathon Edward Richardson, 54, was fined $1,000, $500 suspended, and placed on one year’s probation Dec. 14 after pleading no contest to charges he illegally cut down trees in Chilkat State Park. A park ranger discovered Richardson’s unauthorized trail, which stretched about 1,600 feet, on Nov. 20. Richardson said he thought he was “fixing things” by cutting down 20 trees to create a new route around muddy trail sections. A vandalism charge was dismissed.
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