If the vandalism continues, WDFW police said they would need to restrict trails to the public due to the safety hazard.

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) says someone’s been vandalizing centuries-old trees along the trail at the Puyallup Fish Hatchery.

Police say that if the vandalism keeps happening, they may have to close the Clarks Creek Loop trail system to the public. Fourth graders from the Puyallup School District visit the hatchery to observe the thousands of salmon that swim through Clarks Creek every year.

Vandals targeting a fish hatchery in Puyallup reportedly damaged multiple trees with axes and chainsaws over the past year, destroying centuries-old plants and