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The Smoke Management Plan regulates prescribed burning on forest land aimed at reducing fuel loading, restoring forest ecosystems, and potentially reducing the risk to communities from catastrophic wildfires, while minimizing air quality impacts from smoke.

On Friday, the Washington Superior Court sided with Cooke Aquaculture Pacific, LLC, and extended the deadline to safely harvest steelhead trout and remove equipment at the Rich Passage and Hope Island fish farm in Puget Sounds to April 14th...

The Washington state Department of Natural Resources announced this week it is expanding its wildfire response team across the state.  DNR will add 60 positions, including hand crews, heavy equipment operators and more.  Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz says these new positions, made possible by House Bill 1168, won’t be limited to a wildfire fighting role, they’ll also be trained to do f

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. ...

Family forests are vital to the economy and quality of life in across the Northwest, supporting wildlife habitat, timber production, scenic quality, and much more. To help forest land owners keep those lands healthy and prosperous, an on-line workshop will be held Friday ...

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has sold nearly 1,300 acres of land in the Stemilt Basin to the Department of Fish and Wildlife.   DNR Spokesman Bob Redling said the land was in a good location for agricultural use potentially for cherries or apples, but there were too many challenges.  ...