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City forester outlines draft watershed plan scope; land conservancy urges conservation-first options
Summary
City Forester Brent Keller presented a draft scope for a Watershed Management Plan including data collection, harvest‑scenario analysis and public outreach; Mark McLaughlin of North Coast Land Conservancy urged the council to prioritize water protection over commercial harvest and offered help finding carbon‑credit and grant expertise.
At the Nov. 12 meeting, City Forester Brent Keller presented a scope of work for a draft Watershed Management Plan and asked the council to define the desired level of public involvement and a budget. Keller proposed baseline data collection (LIDAR, GIS mapping, culvert inspections), analysis of sustainable timber‑harvest alternatives, reassessment of carbon‑credit feasibility given market changes, and a capital…
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