Whatcom County is fortunate to have working forests managed under the strictest environmental laws and regulations and the most advanced forest practices in the world. Our working state trust lands provide wildlife and aquatic habitats, reduce net carbon emissions, provide climate-friendly wood products, and generate critical funding to support education and other public services. Thanks…
Washington Department of Natural Resources state trust lands generate nearly $200 million in timber revenues annually to support beneficiaries- including schools, universities, hospitals, and more. We’re writing to share an important opportunity to help shape sustainable harvest levels on state trust lands over the next decade. Washington DNR has released separate scoping notices to guide…
A coalition of Washington state counties, schools, fire districts and others won a key legal victory on Oct. 2 when Thurston County Judge Erik D. Price dismissed a lawsuit filed by anti-forestry groups against the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The anti-forestry groups’ lawsuit sought to undermine the DNR’s fiduciary obligations to manage Washington…