Forests & Fish Update
November 15, 2005
Collaboration (pdf)
Collaboration plays a major role in the way that Washington does business, especially in the timber industry.
October 15, 2005
Cooperative Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research (pdf)
The CMER committee works with different advisory groups to advance science needed to assist policy makers in making decisions about rule changes to better protect public resources in Washington State.
September 15, 2005
Small Forest Landowners (pdf)
Small forest landowners own 3.2 million acres in Washington State-that's about half of the private forestland in the state.
July 15, 2005
Landslide Hazard Zonation Project (pdf)
The Landslide Hazard Zonation (LHZ) Project is a mapping project to identify potential unstable slopes throughout Washington State.
June 15, 2005
Cultural Resources (pdf)
Cultural resources are sites, buildings, objects, or structures that contain evidence of past human activities or play a part in the cultures that make up Washington.
May 15, 2005
Cumulative Effects (pdf)
When looking at cumulative effects it means you have to consider the impact of a proposed action in the context of everything else that is currently going on, has gone on, or may go on in the future.
April 15, 2005
Adaptive Management (pdf)
Adaptive Management is the process of gathering and using the best scientific research available to improve forest management decisions and practices.
March 15, 2005
Road Maintenance and Abandonment Plans (pdf)
State law requires forest landowners to improve their forest roads to prevent damage to public resources, including water, fish and wildlife habitat.
February 15, 2005
Habitat Conservation Plans (pdf)
On February 9, the state officially signed and submitted its application for a programmatic Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) to the federal agencies.