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Twenty of the Washington state Department of Agriculture’s 764 workers did not meet the October 18th deadline to get vaccinated against COVID-19. According to Capital Press, the WSDA’s vaccination rate was 93%, and 49 employees were granted exemptions, while eight workers are partially vaccinated as of this week, and two workers retired. No word a ...

Because of the rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases across the state, specifically from the Delta Variant, the head of the Washington Department of Natural Resources is calling for all wildland firefighters to be vaccinated. On Monday, Commissioner Hilary Franz called on the federal Departments of Agriculture and the Interior to take additional steps to secure our nation’s wildfire resp

Earlier this week, the Washington state Department of Natural Resources approved the purchase of 266 acres of forestland in Wahkiakum County. Of the six parcels, five will be managed to generate revenue for Wahkiakum County. The county, home to 4,000 residents, will receive an average of $1 ...

According to the state Department of Natural Resources, forests across Washington continue to face an array of challenges. According to the state’s latest Forest Health Highlights Report, many of those challenges have been brought on by an increasingly dry climate as well as past forest management practices. T ...

To help the state prepare for what she calls a potentially catastrophic wildfire season, Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz recently kicked off the Wildfire Ready Neighbors! program. The campaign connects those in wildfire prone areas with efforts and tools to help home and property owners take proactive step action to better protect their belongings from wildfire ...

Washington State University and the state Department of Natural Resources will work together on a free weekend workshop focused on forest health, forestry, wildfire risks and more. Professor, Kevin Zobrist said he thinks this is one of the best and most diverse line up they’ve offered. “We're ...

Earlier this fall, the Washington state department of Natural Resources released its 2020 Forest Action Plan, which out lined more than 100 priority actions to improve and conserve forests across the state. Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz said this updated Forest Action Plan, builds on existing work taking place on the east side of the state, and adds in the unique needs of western Wash

It’s been a busy winter for Washington wheat growers and not just because of the large amount of snow the area saw in February.  Michelle Hennings, Executive Director of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers said activity in D.C. and Oly...

Frustration is mounting in Olympia over efforts to prevent large scale wildfires before they start.  House Bill 1784, looks to address the wildfire epidemic, by expanding the scope of DNR’s forest health treatment policy, and establish annual wildfire fuel breaks across public lands.   A...

The state of Washington began summer fire rules Sunday.  The prevention measures, according to state officials are intended to protect life and property now through October 15th on 13 million acres of DNR-protected lands.   The Sunday start day was triggered by state law.   ...