First organized back in 1971 to oppose putting an aluminum
smelter on Guemes Island, the group reorganized in 1976 and was
renamed "Evergreen Islands." Our focus since then has been to try
to help assure the environmentally sensitive development of Fidalgo
Island. The threat faced back in 1976 was the proposed clearcutting
of lovely Hoypus Hill, at the northern end of Whidbey Island.
Evergreen Islands successfully met that challenge and went on from
there.