timber
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Horse teams still have a place in timber harvests
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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DNR finds markets for wood products from state trust lands
Bill Latunen is manager of PLS Poleyard, a company based in Rochester that specializes in logs used for utility poles. For land managers like DNR, logs suitable for poles bring a higher price than those to be milled into dimensional lumber,… Continue reading
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Why we leave ‘leave trees’ after timber harvests
Leaving several trees per acre standing (‘leave trees’) after a timber harvest serves several purposes, including: it helps maintain species and processes while new forest cover is established, helps keep connections between existing older stands, and the larger trees offer… Continue reading
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Even native insects can cause forest health problems; firs and spruces are losing needles in eastern Washington
Yes, it’s true. A native insect, the Douglas-fir tussock moth, is wreaking havoc in some of Washington’s forests. We often talk about the dangers of invasive species but the home-grown ones, like the tussock moth, can cause problems at times. The Douglas-fir… Continue reading
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DNR officers arrest two for stealing valued alder wood from state trust land
DNR law enforcement officers arrested two men late last Thursday night (January 13) for illegally cutting down trees on state trust land in Lewis County. The men were caught after DNR officers staked out an area in Lower Chehalis State… Continue reading
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Are you a small forest landowner?
Small forest landowners own about 3.2 million acres of Washington’s forests. Who is a small forest landowner? Like ‘small business’ or ‘small family farm’ there are many definitions. One rule of thumb we use at DNR is: a forest owner… Continue reading
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DNR a big part of state’s forest products industry
Today wraps up the 50th anniversary of National Forest Products Week (celebrated Oct. 17-23 by presidential proclamation). DNR is studying forest products with potential, including a forest biomass-to-energy solution to help fulfill our state’s clean energy needs. It was described in… Continue reading
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Clallam County asks for return of parcel; update on the Sadie Creek ‘reconveyance’ proposal set for September 23 in Port Angeles
It was back in the 1920s and 1930s mainly that many counties in Washington State (especially on the Westside) found themselves unwilling owners of hundreds of thousands of acres of forfeited forestland abandoned by ‘cut-and-run’ logging outfits. The heavily logged… Continue reading
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Forestland purchase in Skagit-Snohomish counties helps retain State’s productive forests and habitat
About 1,300 acres of forestland in south-central Skagit County and northern Snohomish County will remain just that: forestland, thanks to yesterday’s approval by the Board of Natural Resources to purchase the land from Green Crow Corp. for $2.1 million. Most of… Continue reading
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Portion of Foothills Trail system reopens
DNR has reopened a section of the Foothills Trail System in Clallam County, north of Port Angeles. The map shows the reopened area highlighted in yellow. The area was closed due to timber harvest activity. Another section of the trail,… Continue reading