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Clark County council asks DNR to pause Turnover timber sale, schedules public trust-lands tour
Summary
Clark County Councilors signaled support July 30 for a staff-drafted letter asking the Washington Department of Natural Resources not to move forward with the Turnover timber sale until DNR’s temporary pause ends and the agency provides updated policy and public input.
Clark County Councilors signaled support July 30 for a staff-drafted letter asking the Washington Department of Natural Resources not to move forward with the Turnover timber sale until DNR’s temporary pause ends, its updated statewide policy is published and public input is considered. The council also approved a publicly noticed Trust Lands tour with DNR on Sept. 12 that county staff said will allow members of the public to attend.
The request to pause and the public push for greater county involvement followed a series of public comments urging protection of the county’s oldest forest stands. "I am here to remind you of why preventing our oldest natural forests like the Turnover and Dabbler from being clear cut is urgent and necessary," said Tanya Anger during the meeting’s public-comment period. Theresa Hardy, representing the Sierra Club, voiced similar support for a pause and for the county to press DNR for change.
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