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Cowlitz County residents, commissioners debate proposed forest-practices buffer increases
Summary
Commissioners and members of the public discussed a Department of Ecology-backed Forest Practices Board proposal to increase riparian buffers from about 50 to 75 feet, with county officials noting the county lacks representation on the board and residents calling the rule a "land grab."
Chairman Dahl opened discussion of a proposed Forest Practices Board rule to increase riparian buffers, reading a Department of Ecology analysis that the change "would substantially improve water quality for nonfish bearing perennial streams" and saying he expected the board to vote for the rule.
The proposal, which would expand buffer widths from roughly 50 to 75 feet…
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