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Regional stakeholders debate proposed forest‑practice buffer rule for non‑fish perennial streams
Summary
DNR region staff and local forest‑land owners discussed a proposed Washington Forest Practices board rule that would increase buffers on non‑fish perennial streams, with participants raising potential economic impacts and noting public comment hearings.
At the meeting, DNR staff briefed the committee on a proposed forest‑practice rule under consideration by the Washington Forest Practices Board that would require larger buffers for non‑fish perennial streams where those streams flow into fish‑bearing waters. DNR staff said the rule is the result of Ecology and Forests & Fish negotiations and that public hearings have been held across western Washington.
Committee members and private landowners described the proposal…
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