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Wash. Natural Resources Dept.: Commissioner Upthegrove Calls 'Timeout' on Harvesting Older State Forests
January 18, 2025
OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 18 -- The Washington State Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on Jan. 17, 2025:

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Six-month Pause will Develop Criteria for Conserving Older, Structurally Complex Forests

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In his first action as Commissioner of Public Lands, newly-inaugurated Dave Upthegrove announced today an approximately six-month pause on Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) timber harvests in certa . . .

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