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Clallam County officials discuss DNR lift on paused timber sales and proposed 77,000-acre conservation set‑aside
Summary
County and DNR representatives told the Crescent advisory council that the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released most paused timber sales, will reintroduce some slowly, and that the commissioner of public lands is proposing to set aside 77,000 acres; the county plans to consider a draft response letter and other steps.
Clallam County and Department of Natural Resources officials told the Crescent Community Advisory Council on Sept. 3 that most timber sales paused earlier by the state have been released and that the state Commissioner of Public Lands is proposing to conserve another roughly 77,000 acres of forestland. County staff said some sales remain on hold while legal and legislative processes play out.
The county will consider a draft letter to the Commissioner of Public Lands and discussed asking junior taxing districts and the County Revenue Advisory Committee to weigh in, county staff said. “We actually will be considering at least a draft of a response letter,” a county staff member said during the DNR update.
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