environment
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Youth Education and Outreach Program Leads Wildlife Camera Project in Toutle Lake
The multi-partner collaboration with Toutle Lake Middle School is an ideal example of project-based learning DNR looks to support with its Youth Education and Outreach Program (YEOP). Connecting Washington students with natural resource professionals for outdoor, educational activities related to… Continue reading
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Rocks: The Best Thing Since Trees
“It’s the enabling ingredient to everything!” Dan Kipervaser, shared stewardship coordinator for the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (MBS), shared the above “sediment” recently about a core material for forest restoration: rock. In adequate amounts and convenient locations, rock is a… Continue reading
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10 miles of new trail open in Darrington’s North Mountain Bike Trail System
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) invites the public to come visit the North Mountain Bike Trail System, located adjacent to the community of Darrington, WA, with over 10 miles of new trails officially open beginning Saturday, October… Continue reading
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Preserving Washington’s biggest and best tidal surge plain
Tucked between Montesano and Cosmopolis near the mouth of the Chehalis River rests Washington’s largest and highest-quality coastal surge plain wetland. Continue reading
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New maps help you walk away from tsunami
Knowing where to walk and how long it might take to get there can be one of the most important pieces of information for anyone in Washington’s coastal communities when a tsunami strikes. People that live work and play near… Continue reading
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We All Want Thriving Salmon and Orca – Our Plan to Help Starts at (Their) Home
As the Puget Sound resident orca population continues to dwindle, reaching a 30-year low, we have a ray of hope. Or three – a trio of female orcas are pregnant right now, researchers announced recently. But we haven’t seen a… Continue reading
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Discover Teanaway: Developing a Recreation Plan for the State’s First Community Forest
Teanaway Recreation Plan nears completion, outlines opportunity for motorized and non-motorized use in community forest. Continue reading
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Blanchard State Forest reaches final phase of collaborative conservation project
Blanchard State Forest reaches a milestone after 12 years of collaborative work to put a 1,600-acre core zone into conservation status. The Legislature has secured $16.5 million for the acquisition of replacment lands. Continue reading
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Turning Wheel “Bridges” Recreation, Timber Harvest and Environmental Opportunities
If you care for the environment, love to spend time outdoors and like to see thriving local communities, you may just be surprised by how much you might appreciate an upcoming timber sale. When Public Lands Commissioner Hilary S. Franz… Continue reading
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Achieving Healthy Eastern Washington Forests Within 20 Years
With the guidance of the new 20-Year Forest Health Strategic Plan: Eastern Washington, the expertise of a new Forest Health Advisory Committee and continued support from the Legislature, the Department of Natural Resources is prepared to enact meaningful wildfire risk… Continue reading
