Wildfire
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DNR works with Firewise program
The Bonney Lake & Sumner Courier Herald today reports on DNR’s wildland fire prevention effort targeting residents around Greenwater. The Greenwater Firewise Stimulus Project uses federal stimulus grants to pay crews to create strategically placed fire breaks and help local residents… Continue reading
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Forest biomass: Getting attention on the Eastside
Three of the four biomass energy pilot projects that DNR will take part in are on the state’s Eastside. On Saturday, an editorial in the Wenatchee World described what’s at stake for local forests. This DNR issue brief outlines Commissioner of… Continue reading
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Improving forests for northern spotted owls
It’s been 13 years since DNR adopted a plan for the forest habitat for the northern spotted owl and other at-risk species on state trust lands. Efforts to save forest species from extinction have had a major impact on forestry… Continue reading
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More on DNR’s 2009 fire strategy success
Thanks to King 5 News and Northwest Cable News for covering DNR’s approach to wildfire supression in 2009 that helped reduce costs and keep fire outbreaks smaller, even though we had a lot more fire outbreaks this past summer. The news story —… Continue reading
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DNR controlled more fires in 2009 but kept lid on costs
A big thanks to The Business Examiner for picking up the news about DNR’s firefighting efficiency in today’s online edition. The news is that DNR was able to spend less money on wildland fire supression and keep fires to fewer… Continue reading
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DNR and U.S. Forest Service: Shared interests explained today in Wenatchee
Peter Goldmark, Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands, and Becki Heath, Forest Supervisor for the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests, shared the stage at a Rotary Club luncheon in Wenatchee today. Goldmark and Heath described the two agencies’ shared interests… Continue reading
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Okanogan High School senior’s project is helping DNR build wildfire risk database, protect more homes
DNR’s Northeast Region office in Colville has years of data about wildfire risks to area homes. The information is extremely valuable but there’s been little time for staff to enter it all into a database for firefighters and planners to… Continue reading
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Fewer railroad-caused fires on DNR-protected lands
The two-part series on the number of fires caused by railroads in Washington State wrapped up last night on KING-5 TV . Yesterday (Nov. 5), Ear to the Ground looked at fires from all causes over the past 10 years… Continue reading
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What are the main causes of fires on DNR-jurisdiction lands?
King 5 TV News aired a report last night (Nov. 4) looking into the issue of railroads causing fires in Washington. The report found 234 fires across Washington in the past decade attributed to railroads, using data from DNR and… Continue reading
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2009 fire season wrap up
One of the 992 wildfire incidents that DNR responded to this year was the Big Rocks Fire, a blaze of approximately 5 acres near Tamanowas Rock ridge, about 8 miles south of Port Townsend. As DNR’s 2009 fire season wrap… Continue reading