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Department of Ecology meets with commissioners on forest-practices rule, Mount St. Helens sediment and flood risk; vote on riparian rule set for Nov. 12
Summary
Department of Ecology staff briefed the Cowlitz County commissioners on a pending Forest Practices Board rule package that would expand buffers on some non‑fish‑bearing streams, described the board’s Nov. 12 vote, and discussed Mount St. Helens sediment, the collaborative watershed response and potential flood-hazard planning.
Department of Ecology regional staff met with the Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners for a workshop focused on a pending Forest Practices Board rule package, the county’s sediment and flood risks related to Mount St. Helens, and local planning tools the county could use to coordinate hazard response.
Ecology staff said the Forest Practices Board will vote on a rule change Nov. 12 that renumbers or expands buffer protections on some non‑fish‑bearing streams; county officials and members of the timber community warned the measure could amount to a significant restriction on private forestlands. Jason (county prosecutor) and several commissioners asked Ecology about the origins of the rule and where the prioritization came from; Ecology representatives said the board…
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