Forest Health
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PBS focuses on Washington’s forest health and wildfires
The NewsHour on PBS last week (Sept. 2) examined how declining forest health, changing climate, past fire management practices, and other factors affect Washington’s forests. Several Okanogan County residents were interviewed. Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark (also an Okanogan… Continue reading
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Bug kill: Washington’s forests face multiple threats
The health of Washington forests didn’t get markedly worse last year, it just stayed about same: unhealthy. The Forest Health Highlights in Washington Report – 2008 (the most current report) found that insects and disease killed more than 5 million… Continue reading
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DNR Biomass Initiative hopes to boost Washington’s green economy
Federal recovery act grants announced this week will send about $17 million to sawmills in the Northwest to boost renewable energy from biomass, including wood waste such as tree trimmings and wood chips, agriculture waste or crops. DNR already has been at work… Continue reading
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Commissioner Goldmark stresses need for federal policies on global warming effects
Act decisively on human-caused greenhouse gas emissions that threaten public health and forest health, Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark told a packed meeting hall this morning in Seattle. Goldmark presented his testimony at an event sponsored by the Environmental… Continue reading