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Forestry groups, small‑forest owners offer summer tours and model harvest practices to committee
Summary
Representatives from Weyerhaeuser, the Washington Forest Protection Association, the American Forest Resource Council, the Washington Farm Forestry Association and Coburg Tree Farm invited the committee to tour working forests, tree farms and restoration projects to see harvest, riparian protection and restoration work.
Multiple forestry stakeholders asked the committee April 2 to use the interim to tour timberlands, tree farms and restoration projects so members could see forest‑health, harvest and restoration practices across ownership types.
Lede: Tom Davis of the Washington Forest Protection Association said the Forest and Fish law led to major investments in forest roads, culverts and buffer protections and invited the committee to visit state and private forest lands to see results. Heath Heiko of the American Forest Resource Council urged members to “lean into” their trustee…
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