WHAT WE
DO
PROGRAMS & PROJECTS
Mapping Older
Forests
We are using a combination of forest inventory datasets, aerial photographs, and pattern recognition tools in GIS to map older forests likely to support biological legacies of the original old growth forests that once populated Western Washington.
Documenting Timber Sales
We post photographs of priority timber sales that we have surveyed here on our website, and on Facebook and Instagram so that the public can see and appreciate their beauty and value.
Collecting
Field Data
Field biologists document old growth or late successional forest characteristics of timber sales located in structurally complex forests and describe the habitat potential of the stands that are identified in GIS.
Public
Education
We regularly post updates, informative and educational articles, and links to books, and other information on our Facebook page.
SEPA Review
Process
We participate in the SEPA review process by submitting letters to the regional offices, opposing timber sales located in older, naturally recovering second growth forests.
Direct
Negotiations
We are working to convince DNR to establish a permanent conservation reserve network that will bring the Department into compliance with the Multi-Species Conservation Strategy of the HCP.