Posts Tagged ‘Hilary Franz’
DNR Commissioner Hilary Franz: “I Think This is Going to be the Worst Fire Season We’ve Ever Had.”
Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the state’s 2021 fire season, one she tells Hansen “is going to be the worst we’ve ever had.”
Read MoreState Lands Commissioner Stepping Up Efforts to Increase Wildfire Mitigation Spending
Hilary Franz, Commissioner of Public Lands for the State of Washington, talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about her efforts to assist in the procurement of greater funding for wildfire mitigation in the state through the 2021 legislative sessions.
Read MorePublic Lands Commissioner says Annual Firestorms will Continue Unless Resources Improve
Washington state Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the intensifying need for fire suppression resources in the wake of the Evergreen State’s worst fire season in over two decades.
Read MorePublic Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz says Coronavirus & Wildfire Season a Potentially Troubling Mix
Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the measures being taken to safeguard firefighters against the COVID-19 outbreak during the coming wildfire season.
Read More2019 Legislature: Lands Commissioner Franz, Senate Democrats Release Wildfire, Forest Health Funding Bill
A plan to reduce the state’s wildfire risk and create healthier forests has been introduced in the state Senate. KOHO’s Ken Johannessen has the details on what it aims to achieve and what it will cost.
Read MoreDNR Commissioner Franz Seeks $55 Million For 2019, Doubling Wildfire Fighting Budget
After fighting the second most fires on record this past summer, a plan was unveiled yesterday that seeks to double the state’s wildfire fighting budget. Marcus Bellissimo filed this report on the proposal.
Read MorePublic 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
Read MoreCommissioner Franz Calls On Trump Administration To Withdraw Its Offshore Drilling Proposal
Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz has joined other Pacific Northwest officials voicing concern about a Trump administration proposal to sell oil leases off the Washington coast. In a letter sent Thursday to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Acting Director Walter Cruickshank, Franz said offshore drilling in Washington could…
Read MoreHawkins, Franz Hosting Forest Health Summit Tonight
Washington’s Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz will be in Wenatchee tonight for an event with Senator Brad Hawkins to kick off his forest health bill that passed unanimously this session (SB 5546). The event, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, will have a panel discussion with Commissioner Franz, Senator Hawkins, The Nature Conservancy, the NCW Forest Health…
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