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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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Taking Kindling From the Forests to the Classroom for Forest Health
New Building Materials This video is remarkable. First of all the speed with which they’re building this elementary school classroom is incredible. In one day, they have most of the structure in place. Second, they’re helping to prevent catastrophic northwest… Continue reading
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DNR part of effort to improve safety for loggers
As the largest landowner in the state (other than the federal government), DNR’s responsibilities go beyond managing Washington’s trust lands for wildlife habitat and sustainable revenue for state trust land beneficiaries: we also are working to improve safety for those who work… Continue reading
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Small land transfer brings needed funds for Skamania County public services
How can changing a few words on the deed for a couple of small parcels of remote forestland provide welcomed relief to a struggling rural county? Thanks to a legislatively funded program, an additional $327,000 will be available for public… Continue reading
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DNR weekend reading: Moderate amounts of slash favor Douglas-fir growth
Here are links to articles about natural resources, climate, energy and other topics published recently by universities, scientific journals, organizations, and other sources: US Forest Service–Pacific Northwest Research Station: Logging Debris Gives Newly Planted Douglas-Fir Forests a Leg-Up A new study… Continue reading
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Sometimes it takes a horse to get the job done
Washington State’s forest practices rules (administered by DNR) guide the use of ground-based harvesting systems. Ground-based systems are generally used on slopes less than 35 percent in Western Washington and less than 50 percent in Eastern Washington. The rules also… Continue reading
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Rivers and Habitat Open Space Program is looking for landowners
There’s the old saying that you never step into the same river twice. Then there are those rivers that never stay in the same place — the channel changes every few decades or more often. Things get complicated when the… Continue reading
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New monitoring report samples compliance with state forest practices rules
Private forestland owners in Washington State are making improvements in some aspects of compliance with state’s forest practices rules that protect fresh water and wetlands, a DNR report finds. The ‘Forest Practices Compliance Monitoring Report, 2010-2011’ summarizes field inspection results… Continue reading
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Local tree farm hosts fourth graders; kids get fresh air learning experience
Back in 1990, Bob and Lynette Falkner had a great idea: as each their four children entered fourth grade at St. Michael School in Olympia, they would host a field day for the entire class at their family owned tree… Continue reading