Elwha Observation Area With the ongoing logging of legacy forests in the Elwha valley going up for sale by the DNR this year, there is a need for us to rally and make some noise! Please join us on Sunday March 5, 2023 from 12 pm - 2 pm, at the Elwha Observation Area (off Highway 101 at the …
Rally to save Legacy Forests at DNR HQ
Tuesday, 9/6/22 - 8 am - DNR headquarters On 9/6/22 at 8:00 AM, there will be a rally to stop the clearcutting of Washington State’s last remaining mature legacy forests in front of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) at 1111 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98504. Olympic Climate Actions is organizing this rally along …
Brief filed in state logging lawsuit
On August 5, the Center for Sustainable Economy (CSE) and Save the Olympic Peninsula (STOP) filed the Opening Brief in their lawsuit challenging the WA State Board of Natural Resources' (BNR’s) approval of two major timber sales without any prior analysis of the extent of greenhouse gas emissions and other climate-change-related impacts that those timber …
19 Groups Call for Bold Action to Protect Public Forests
19 groups have released a seven-step "Call to Action" urging key decision-makers to protect State forests in response to climate change.
Conservation Northwest trying to Undo Established Precedent for Forest Management Benefits
Link to the Amicus Brief Lawyers for DNR and Hilary Franz have submitted an Amicus brief in the case brought by Conservation Northwest to change the beneficiaries of forest lands management in Washington State. The intent, or purpose, of the Conservation Northwest suit is not clearly disclosed in the Amicus brief, but the invalid arguments …
To Sequester or Not to Sequester, That Is the Question!
Petitioners tell DNR:Words are good, but a real climate policy would be better! On Oct 7th, the Washington Environmental Council, Washington Conservation Voters and Washington Forest Law Center sent this further request to the July 7, 2020 response from the WA State Department of Natural Resources. The original twenty-six page petition sent a year ago, …
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DNR: Adopt a forest carbon policy
By consensus at our Oct. 6 meeting, OCA has sent the following letter to the State Board of Natural Resources and Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gShz1QaPB3YwDD97ElLv5L9Yk48SeQa4/view?usp=sharing Excerpt: The Washington State Public Lands Commissioner has a legal obligation to investigate and consider all reasonable, foreseeable mitigation and adaptation measures related to climate change. The DNR …
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