The State Department of Natural Resources has introduced legislation under the name “Keep Washington Evergreen (KWE),” claiming “bold action” to promote “necessary resilience in our forests and communities to mitigate and adapt to our changing climate.” But looking under the hood, we see a disconnect between such a lofty title and what the bill would …
USDA Forest Service Alaska Roadless Rule Repeal Update
Sincere apologies for the typo in the email address and in the link to the preferred method for providing comments. The preferred method for submitting comments is: https://www.regulations.gov/document/FS-2021-0007-0006. The errors are corrected below. ----------------------------------------The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is taking steps to repeal the 2020 Alaska Roadless Rule and restore protections …
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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 …
Wildfires destroyed ‘irreplaceable’ trees
John Branch, right, interviewed Nate Stephenson, a research ecologist at the United States Geological Survey, in the Kings Canyon National Park in October. Max Whittaker for The New York Times They are the only plant species in California honored and protected by national parks that bear their names. They attract crowds from around the world. By …
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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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Forest Carbon Management Report
Forest Carbon and Climate ChangeProposed SolutionsCitations Lawetal2020Download https://olyclimate.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/lawetal2020.pdf
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 …
Western Washington Forest Health
Olympic Natural Resources Center Evening Talks The next Evening Talk is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 25th. We are fortunate to have Dr. Daniel Omdal, Forest Pathologist for Washington State Department of Natural Resources Wildfire Division. Join us at 7:00 pm in the ONRC’s Hemlock Forest Room for another great Evening Talk. Title: Western Washington Forest …
Climate can’t see forest for trees !!!!
No problem. Palm trees are beautiful and we can develop a love for the stark beauty of the Saguaro cactus. This is what we get when the developed world's sense of entitlement leads it to a per capita carbon footprint 17 times larger than than the 2 billion food and water starved. American forests face …
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