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Clark County staff says DNR is reviewing pause on older forest sales; council plans site tours and possible letter
Summary
Council received an update on Trust Lands site tours and said the Washington Department of Natural Resources is reviewing a pause on timber sales affecting "maturation 2" forests; councilors asked staff to draft a letter urging continued pause on turnover sale and agreed to one- or multi-day site visits with limited council attendance.
The Clark County Council on July 23 received an update from county staff on planned Trust Lands site visits and said the Washington Department of Natural Resources is reviewing a potential pause on timber sales and on policy for so-called "maturation 2" or structurally complex older forests.
Jordan Bogie, senior policy analyst, told the council that DNR staff indicated they are drafting a statewide approach for how to handle older, more structurally complex forests and that DNR was "working on a pause of timber sales." Bogie said the agency expects to develop a draft plan and to conduct a broad public engagement effort once the plan is…
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