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Speakers urge Board of Natural Resources to protect legacy forests as winter storms highlight landslide risk
Summary
Dozens of public commenters, from timber-industry representatives to conservation groups, drew sharply different conclusions about proposed timber sales. Industry speakers urged approval to preserve jobs and local revenue; conservationists urged removing structurally complex units from sale lists and cited recent atmospheric‑river flooding and landslides.
Dozens of residents, industry representatives and conservation advocates used the board’s public comment period to press sharply different views about the Department of Natural Resources’ timber program and proposed sales.
Industry speakers framed timber sales as essential to local jobs and services. “Sierra Pacific has four locations in Washington. We have over 1,000 employees that depend on wood products from DNR timber sale program,” said Bill Turner of Sierra Pacific Industries, urging the board to approve sales that have been paused (Bill Turner, public comment).
Conservation groups and local residents urged restraint and highlighted recent storm damage. Lynn Fitzhugh, executive director of Restoring…
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