Posts Tagged ‘Forest health’
DNR Announces First Good Neighbor Timber Sale, Part of Work To Restore Forest Health
A farm bill passed in 2014 gives state agencies the ability to enter in agreements with federal agencies as an agent of the federal government. For the first time, a project to reduce hazardous timber overgrowth will take place on 600 acres of forest in the Colville National Forest, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Following Jolly Mt. Fire, Taneum Forest Restoration Project To Improve Forest Resiliency, Aquatic Health
The U.S. Forest Service does not want a repeat of last years last years Jolly Mountain Fire. So they’ve drafted a plan to deal with forest health in the Taneum basin and are asking for the public’s input. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Public Lands Commissioner Visits Wenatchee, Chelan For Wildfire, Forest Health Town Halls
Wildfire season has started and so far there have been more fires in Washington this year than any other year on record. State Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz is meeting with communities about fire prevention and preparedness. Marcus Bellissimo talked with Franz at Chelan County Fire District #1. Photo: Wash. Dept. of Natural Resources Facebook
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History Of Wildfire Management In Western U.S. Could Provide Model For Future
With wildfire season officially here, forest managers are taking advantage of a wet spring to conduct prescribed burns, thinning fuel that’s lead to so-called “megafires” in the Western U.S. Implementing less reactive forest management tools is essential in reducing fire severity and takes us back to a time prior to 1910 of more proactive approaches,…
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Prescribed Burns Planned For Over 10,000 Acres Across Eastern Cascades National Forests
Fire season is upon us once again. And as soon as the snow melts, prescribed burning will begin. Marcus Bellissimo reports. Check out this interactive map of planned burns across North Central Washington.
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Experimental Restoration Project Coming To Olympic Peninsula Forests, Rivers
$1 million set aside by the state Legislature this year will help restore world-renowned forestland and rivers on the Olympic Peninsula. Another goal is to protect and restore salmon spawning ground, as Eric Tegethoff reports.
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Mission Draft Decision Looks To Increase Forest Resiliency, Improve Water Quality
With wildfire season nearly upon us, the U.S. Forest Service is looking to stay one step ahead this year. The Mission Restoration Project aims to do just that. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreLegislature Passes, Gov. Signs Net Neutrality Rules Following FCC Repeal
Setting up a likely legal fight with the Trump administration, Washington has become the first state to enact its own net-neutrality rules. The Federal Communications Commission voted in December to gut requirements meant to prevent broadband companies such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon from exercising more control over what people watch and see on the…
Read More2018 Session: Senator Brad Hawkins Talks Local Projects In Supplemental Budgets, Sponsored Bills, Public Records Act
12th District Senator Brad Hawkins joins Dan Langager every Tuesday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2018 legislative session in Olympia. Today Hawkins talks about the three supplemental budgets passed by the Senate this week – operating, capital, transportation, how to spend extra revenues and increase teacher pay, whether bills he’s sponsored in the Senate…
Read MoreLegislative Session Roundup: Forest Health, Lunch Shaming
A House bill looks to give the Dept. of Fish and Wildlife the upperhand in fighting wildfires and another would work to put an end to “lunch-shaming.” Here’s Marcus Bellissimo with a legislative update.
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Hawkins’ Senate Bill Supporting DNR, Forest Service’s ‘Good Neighbor Agreement’ Moving Forward
Last year was another record year for wildfires in our state. A new bill that just passed the Senate eases resource sharing between state and federal agencies while generating revenue by maintaining and improving forest health. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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