trust land
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Commissioner Goldmark addresses hiking advocates in Olympia
Although they probably would rather have been hiking, about 80 members of the Washington Trails Association (WTA) slogged to a very damp Olympia this morning for the WTA’s fourth annual Hiker Lobby Day. First on the group’s agenda was to… Continue reading
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DNR draft strategic plan drawing interest
DNR’s draft strategic plan is getting attention since we blogged about it on Monday. Here is a sampling from blogs and forums of various interest groups alerting their members to the release of the plan that identifies and prioritizes DNR’s activities… 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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Commissioner Goldmark to speak at Clean Energy Conference
Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark will join the slate of speakers at the Harvesting Clean Energy Conference in Kennewick in early February. Goldmark will address the conference on Tuesday morning, February 9. U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, who chairs the Energy… Continue reading
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Editorial on state’s bio-mass future in The Columbian
In today’s issue of The Columbian (Vancouver Wash.), an editorial notes the potential positives of developing an alternative fuels industry to use woody biomass. Of the four pilot biomass projects that DNR announced last week with private partners, the nearest… Continue reading
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DNR biofuel partners in the news
Yesterday DNR announced the first four companies that will be its partners in renewable energy projects using forest biomass from DNR-managed state trust lands. A dependable source of woody biomass (from timber harvest slash or forest health thinning projects) is… Continue reading
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Agreement will allow tribes to harvest ‘canoe trees’ from DNR-managed state trust land
Potlatch Fund Executive Director Ken Gordon blogs this week about his recent visit to the Olympic Peninsula to meet with the Makah Tribal Council. Joining Ken on the trip was Rodney Cawston, DNR’s Tribal Relations Manager. The two went to the Makah Reservation to… Continue reading
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DNR online auction booklets for timber sales to save $36,000 a year
Changes to auction webpages for state trust land timber sales not only will provide one-stop shopping for potential timber purchasers and contract harvesters, but will save DNR $36,000 each year. Until now, all auction booklets and bidding information were printed… Continue reading
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DNR and mill operators see hope for timber markets
Washington lumber mill operators say they see hints of an economic recovery, says yesterday’s The Daily News (Longview). DNR, which sells timber to many mills in the state, also is seeing faint signs of a recovery. Our latest Revenue Forecast notes… Continue reading