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Clark County councilors press DNR for lighter harvest prescriptions on two state timber sales
Summary
Councilors discussed and revised a draft letter to the Department of Natural Resources asking for less intensive 'thin' prescriptions on the Turnover and Dendrophobia timber sales while noting Copperhead appears younger and may not warrant the same change; staff was directed to send the letter to the Board of Natural Resources ahead of Dec. 2 if finalized.
Clark County Council debated edits to a draft letter to the Department of Natural Resources that asks DNR to change harvest prescriptions on three upcoming timber sales.
“For Turnover, Dendrophobia and Copperhead, our updated draft clarifies forest types and requests a lighter prescription in the cases where the site justifies it,” county staff member Jordan Bogie told the council, explaining that terms such as “maturation 2,” “structurally complex” and “old growth” are distinct and the prior draft had…
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