The Forestry sector can help address climate change: Sustainably managed working forests and the forestry sector as a whole is an important part of the state’s response to climate change, according to Washington state lawmakers, state agencies and 48 nationally recognized environmental and business leaders. During the 2020 legislative session,… Read more
Drones provide foresters a new perspective
The forestry industry has long integrated innovative approaches and new technology into its operations. After all, active forest management relies on the latest science and best practices to promote healthy, resilient forests. And just as active forest management is essential to practicing sustainable forestry, incorporating technology and new advances has helped foresters… Read more
Washington’s Working Forests March 2020 Newsletter
Homeland Security: Forest sector is a part of critical infrastructure. The impact of the coronavirus epidemic response on Washington’s working forestry community is small in comparison to the weight that people and businesses in Washington state and the nation are bearing to see this through. This week, the US government issued… Read more
VIDEO: ‘Both Ways’ ForestsandFish.com
Washington State’s 8 million acres of private forests are vital to the health of rural economies and the pacific salmon and bull trout. Guided by the Forests & Fish Law, private foresters use the most advanced forestry techniques to ensure cool, clean water in 60,000 miles of streams—creating healthy fish… Read more
7,300 Fish Barriers Removed
ForestsAndFish.com | Private Forest Landowners are Making a Difference | Road Improvements Search Results The Forests & Fish Law requires that all state and private forest roads be brought up to new forest roads standards by 2021 through Road Maintenance and Abandonment Plans (RMAPs). The new standards address all aspects… Read more
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Study shows trout thrive after Oregon coastal logging
A new study shows that modern logging in the Oregon Coast Range, under the auspices of the Oregon Forest Practices Act, had no negative impact on cutthroat trout and coho salmon. In fact, the study showed that the number of cutthroat trout actually went up in the harvested area, compared to… Read more
Legislature unanimously strengthens landowners’ ability to partner in species management
By Jason Callahan Jason Callahan is the Director of Governmental Relations for the Washington Forest Protection Association. At the nexus of private enterprise and public resources, headlines are usually made when private landowners or businesses clash with the government over regulatory protection of endangered species. However, the everyday reality is… Read more
Congress ends the practice of U.S. Forest Service ‘fire borrowing’
It may not have been the comprehensive legislation that some forestry leaders wanted, but Congress last week finally approved significant federal timber reform. It’s been five years since a bill was first introduced to end the practice of “fire borrowing,” in which the U.S. Forest Service raids its own budget… Read more
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