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
State lawmakers boost mass timber and rural communities
On Friday, the Washington Forest Protection Association issued the following release, touting the significant work done during the recent legislative session to create laws that will support new codes for mass timber construction in homes and commercial buildings, a development that would spur demand for more jobs in rural communities… Read more
State lawmakers boost mass timber and rural communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 16, 2018 Contact: Cindy Mitchell, 360-791-9372 OLYMPIA – Rural communities and forest landowners received a big boost from the Washington Legislature this session with the passage of legislation that will lead to an increase in the use of mass timber products in commercial and residential… Read more
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