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DNR briefs committee on implementation, funding and results of Forest and Fish program
Summary
DNR officials told the committee the Forest and Fish framework remains active: DNR administers a programmatic HCP (50 years), a permitting system (about 8,000 permits per biennium), enforcement actions last biennium (85 notices to comply, 41 stop-work orders, ~8 penalties), and several landowner assistance programs; officials also warned implementation is resource-intensive.
Saboor Jawad, Forest Practices Division Manager at the Department of Natural Resources, and Katie Allen, Deputy Supervisor for Forest Practices and Aquatic Resources, gave the committee an implementation-focused presentation on the Forest and Fish program.
Jawad summarized the program's four stated goals: compliance with the Endangered Species Act, restoration and maintenance of riparian habitat to support a harvestable fish supply, meeting Clean Water Act obligations, and maintaining a viable timber industry. He described the Forest Practices Board as the rulemaking authority and explained three mechanisms to change…
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