Read about the flooding there and all over the Sumas Prairie (fka Sumas Lake).?ÿ Over 1100 homes.?ÿ Building there is probably as smart as building in the middle of a forest where no controlled burning has been conducted in a few decades.?ÿ It's just a matter of time........................................
It is extraordinarily rich land for dairy farming in the low lying areas and growing berries on the uplands. The other day we were talking about 4 acres, 100 acres, per cow. My Dad and his wife have 10 acres in the area, they rent out a quarter of it to a fellow who keeps 3 cows on that 2-1/2 acres.?ÿ ?ÿAnd they could feed and water more if they confined the cows and grew hay instead. No shortage of water. You could make a go of it growing vegetables on 5 acres in that area, except the fact that the property values are probably $200k/acre.
Is this the same area that was previously a lake and wetlands before it was drained a century ago?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumas_Lake
Explains why it is so fertile but also flood prone.?ÿ
Is this the same area that was previously a lake and wetlands before it was drained a century ago?
The same.?ÿ
