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The U.S. Forest Service on Friday released a long-awaited proposal to update the landmark Northwest Forest Plan. Here are the proposals. ... management of national forests in Washington, Oregon ...
The Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) is a series of federal policies and guidelines governing land use on federal lands in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It covers ten million hectares within Western Oregon and Washington, as well as a small part of Northern California.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km 2) of forest, range, agricultural, and commercial lands in the U.S. state of Washington. The DNR also manages 2,600,000 acres (11,000 km 2 ) of aquatic areas which include shorelines , tidelands , lands under Puget Sound and the coast, and ...
Dec. 27—Last week, the U.S. Forest Service issued a Notice of Intent to amend the Northwest Forest Plan, which encompasses 19 million acres of federal forest lands in Washington, Oregon, and ...
Ahtanum State Forest is a working forest and recreation area located in Yakima County, Washington. It covers approximately 75,000 acres (30,000 hectares) and lies 30 miles (48 km) west of the city of Yakima. [1] The forest borders the Yakama Indian Reservation to the south, and the name Ahtanum means “stream by long mountain” in the Yakama ...
The Alpine Lakes Wilderness is a large wilderness area spanning the Central Cascades of Washington state in the United States.The wilderness is located in parts of Wenatchee National Forest and Snoqualmie National Forest, and is approximately bounded by Interstate 90 and Snoqualmie Pass to the south and U.S. Route 2 and Stevens Pass to the north.
The Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in Okanogan County in north-central Washington, United States. The 1,499,013-acre (2,342.208 sq mi; 6,066.29 km 2 ) forest is bordered on the north by British Columbia , on the east by Colville National Forest , on the south by the divide between the Methow and the ...
Thus, at this point, the forest service is 12 years out of compliance with the law that requires that a comprehensive management plan should have been implemented within 2 years of 2009. [ 13 ] In 2017, the Pacific Northwest Trail Association celebrated its 40th anniversary, as well as the 40th anniversary of the first five thru-hikes of the trail.