One of the first wind power projects in which state trust lands participated is Wild Horse Wind Power Project, near Vantage in central Washington.
This is an example of how DNR is diversifying the income sources for the school trust which provides non-tax revenue to help fund public school construction.
The Wild Horse project shows how the same land can be put to multiple (and sustainable) uses. If you look carefully at the photo you’ll see the silhouettes of communications towers. These dry lands, traditionally used only for grazing leases, now also generate revenue from wind turbines and communication tower sites that DNR leases to private industry.
With geographically dispersed trust lands across the state, DNR has opportunities to partner in additional revenue-generating activities on state trust lands.
