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Washington State University Extension will host Forest Owners Winter School Saturday at the Water and Environmental Center in Walla Walla.  Joshua Cardin with WSU-Extension said the weekend will be broken into five separate topics directly impacting forest owners.   “...

Last week, Washington’s House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee took public testimony on a bill directing the Department of Natural Resources to create Rangeland Fire Protection Associations pilot project.  House Bill 1048, introduced by Moses Lake Republican Tom Dent would allow for public-private partnerships in the form of RFPAs in which citizens would work with fire departments to pr

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With the wet and cooler weather, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources is planning a prescribed burn for 240 acres of state land located about seven miles north of Deer Park.  DNR hopes to start that burn Monday.   The prescribed fires will help control the amount of fuel available for wildfires, improve the health of older trees and support new and current wildlife habitats.  A rec

The Washington Department of Natural Resources has a new web platform designed to help private forest landowners.  The Landowner Assistance Portal is a collaborative effort between the Forest Resilience and Forest Regulation divisions of DNR.  Many of...

The Washington DNR and WSU Extension Forestry will host a series of Forest Stewardship planning courses this spring. Extension forester, Patrick Shultz, said the multi week course covers a variety of topics, making it almost a crash course when it comes to the world of forestry. ...

It’s already very dry across the Pacific Northwest, which has wildland firefighters nervous about what the season ahead may look like. Because of that, the Washington DNR is encouraging property owners to prepare their land now for the season ahead. Jen ...

Washington State University’s Extension Forestry and DNR will feature its Forest Owners' Winter School classes on-line again this year. The DNR’s Kenny Ocker said classes will cover a wide range of topics from habitat and climate change to pests and diseases. "It's f ...

In an effort to help stop wildfires before they become large and unmanageable, Tom Dent has once again proposed legislation allowing for the creation of Rangeland Fire Protection Associations in Washington. The Moses Lake Representative said RFPAs would be different from fire districts, since they would not have taxing authority and would be made up of volunteers interested in attacking a fire wh

Earlier this week, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources announced plans to purchase the former Dallesport Elementary School to create a new regional wildfire response center in the Columbia River Gorge. The Klickitat County school closed in 2016 due to decreasing enrollment across the Lyle School District ...