OLYMPIA — Ever wondered how the state of Washington sets the harvest levels for timber cut on state land? Here’s your chance to find out.
The state Department of Natural Resources will present an informational webinar on Thursday, Feb. 12, as part of the public process of determining a sustainable harvest level on forested state trust lands in western Washington. The live webinar will take place from 4-5 p.m.
To register for the webinar at this link: http://ift.tt/1AgIWcx
During the live webinar, DNR staff will provide information and gather comments about the scope of the agency’s proposal for a sustainable harvest level for the 2015-2024 planning decade as required by Washington state law. Specifically, DNR must periodically adjust the number of acres of forestland it designates for a sustained yield of timber in western Washington and calculate a sustainable level of timber to harvest from those lands over the planning decade.
Scoping, the first formal step in preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), initiates public involvement in preparing the EIS. Scoping is intended to solicit information from the public, agencies and tribes to narrow the focus of the EIS to significant environmental issues and eliminate issues that would cause insignificant impacts.
A summary of comments received during the scoping process, which concludes February 27, 2015, will be posted on the DNR website. A description of the current scoping and EIS process are on the DNR website at: http://ift.tt/1AgIY3Y
The comment period ends Feb. 27.
The public is invited to provide comments on the proposed scope of environmental review of the sustainable harvest to DNR’s SEPA Center SEPAcenter@dnr.wa.gov by 5 p.m., Feb. 27.
Comments also may be submitted by mail and must be received no later than 5 p.m., Feb. 27, at:
Washington State Department of Natural Resources SEPA Center
1111 Washington St SE
MS: 47015
Olympia, WA 98504-7015
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