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Cantwell, Kilmer talk lumber in Shelton

Congratulations are in order for two University of Washington professors who published a report about the causes of the 2014 Oso landslide. Joseph Wartman, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, and David Montgomery, professor

Award winning UW Professors’ report shows Oso mudslide caused from 2006 landslide reactivation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 15, 2015 Contact: Tammie Perreault, Washington Tree Farm Program, 360-515-1340 Washington political and forestry leaders celebrate 75th anniversary of first U.S. tree farm GRAYS HARBOR – U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer

NPR: CLT Could Help Northwest Timber Industry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 15, 2016 Contact: Sara Duncan, 503-371-2942, ​sara@ofic.com Cindy Mitchell, 360-791-9372, ​cmitchell@wfpa.org Lindsay VanLaningham, 916-899-4517, ​lindsayv@calforests.org US Fish & Wildlife Service Decision on Fisher Recognizes Landowner Partnerships On April 14, 2016,

West Coast Population of Fisher Will Not Be Listed Under ESA

Wildfire in Washington: Rep. Dent’s report.   Rep. Dent’s report to address one of our state’s most alarming issues and help to spur solutions.

Wildfires second largest carbon emitter in 2015

WFPA 2015 Annual Report

The Washington forestry community has lost a good friend. We are saddened to hear that Sherry Fox, a tree farmer in Lewis County and former member of the Washington Forest Practices Board, recently passed away.Sherry

As state, local and federal leaders continue to take stock after this year’s horrendous wildfire season, the calls for more active management of our state and federal forests are getting louder and louder.The Ellensburg (Wash.)

New website touts benefits of building with wood  

How to Fight Climate Change with Wood by Bruce Lippke

Gov. Inslee designates 720,000 acres of federal land for prioritized forest health treatment. The Agricultural Act of 2014, commonly known as the Farm Bill, authorized governors to identify insect and disease treatment areas within national

WFPA 2014 Annual Report

WFPA 2013 Annual Report

Press Releases Jaime Herrera Beutler | Congresswoman for the 3rd District of Washington Jaime Herrera Beutler, Bipartisan Group of House and Senate Lawmakers Introduce Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act Washington, May 16 ‐ A bipartisan group

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 2, 2013 Contact: Cindy Mitchell, 360‐791‐9372 Tree farmers in Grays Harbor and Thurston counties win Washington Tree Farmer of the Year OLYMPIA – Ken and Bonnie Miller, who have owned

Editorial: Working Forest, Protected Forest Along King County’s White River