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Capitol Forest Map
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Latest version of our Capitol State Forest Map. View the various types of trails, roads and recreation sites with rec matrix. Terrain illustrated in shaded relief. Full color. Shows surrounding area.
Capitol Forest Map (small B/W)
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Page size (8.5 x 11) black and white version of our Capitol State Forest map. View trails for hikers, bikers, horses, and motorized vehicles. Location of recreation sites and the surrounding area.
Recreation Guide
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Our latest product details the location, setting and facilities associated with each of our more than 130 recreation sites throughout the state.
State Trust Lands map - 2010, medium resolution
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Medium resolution version of our State Trust Lands map. Map displays our trust lands, other public lands, highways, water features, recreation sites, towns, terrain, and much more Publications
Appendix A - Board Resolution 1208
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A Resolution by the Board of Natural Resources approving and authorizing the policies in Attachment One of the Policy for Sustainable Forests to guide DNR in the management of forested state trust lands.
Blanchard Overview and Planning Process
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A document outlining the planning process and goals for the Blanchard Forest Strategies Group. This was the starting point for developing management strategies.
DGER News Index
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An index to articles in the journal DGER News
DNR At-A-Glance
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A Brief Summary of the Department of Natural Resources.
Earth Connections: Resources for Teaching Earth Science, No. 1
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Suggestions for low-cost materials, lessons, activities, or field trips to help parents and teachers with K-12 geoscience education. This issue focuses on Earth Science Week, earth science careers, and Mount Rainier National Park’s 100th birthday
Earth Connections: Resources for Teaching Earth Science, No. 2
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Suggestions for low-cost materials, lessons, activities, or field trips to help parents and teachers with K-12 geoscience education. This issue focuses on bringing geology to life with simple home experiments on liquefaction and fossilization
Earth Connections: Resources for Teaching Earth Science, No. 3
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Suggestions for low-cost materials, lessons, activities, or field trips to help parents and teachers with K-12 geoscience education. This issue focuses on recognizing topographic features on a map and taking a virtual geologic vacation
Earth Connections: Resources for Teaching Earth Science, No. 4
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Suggestions for low-cost materials, lessons, activities, or field trips to help parents and teachers with K-12 geoscience education. This issue focuses on identifying the origin of rocks in a stone wall and learning the basics of weathering
Earth Connections: Resources for Teaching Earth Science, No. 5
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Suggestions for low-cost materials, lessons, activities, or field trips to help parents and teachers with K-12 geoscience education. This issue focuses on tips for classroom speakers, children’s learning abilities by grade level, and earthquake monitoring
Earth Connections: Resources for Teaching Earth Science, No. 7
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Suggestions for low-cost materials, lessons, activities, or field trips to help parents and teachers with K-12 geoscience education. This issue focuses on natural resources used in and on a holiday tree, minerals, and geoscience resources for teachers
Final Environmental Impact Statement
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Policy for Sustainable Forests Final Environmental Impact Statement - Section One, contains: Cover, Commissioner's Letter, Fact Sheet, Table of Contents, Chapter 1: Executive Summary, Background, Chapter 3: Alternatives and Analysis, (more)
Final Environmental Impact Statement - Section Two
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Policy for Sustainable Forests Final Environmental Impact Statement - Section Two, contains: Appendix G: References Cited, Appendix H: Response to Comments, Appendix I: Policy Crosswalk, Map 1: Eastern Washington Forest Health, (more)
Forest Practices Illustrated - Entire Book
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This book is designed to help forest owners, loggers, and others better understand the Forest Practices Rules and how they protect public resources, such as fish, water, wildlife, and state and municipal capital improvements.
Forest Practices Illustrated Section3 - Timber Harvest
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Thoughtful planning is required to protect resources when harvesting timber. This chapter touches on riparian and wetland management, threatened and endangered species, reforestation, forest chemicals, and harvest systems.
Forest Resource Plan Update Scoping Comments Summary
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March 15, 2004 summary of public workshop comments regarding the review and possible amendment of the policies in DNR’s 1992 Forest Resource Plan and for preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement.
Geologic Maps of Washington (as of May 12, 2011)
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A list of geologic maps of Washington mapped to 30- by 60-minute topographic quadrangles (scale 1:100,000), as well as quadrant maps (scale 1:250,000) and state maps (scale 1:500,000); 7.5-minute quadrangles are listed in a separate publication
Invitation to Bid on Silviculture Contract 1340
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Invitation to Bid on Silviculture Contract 1340 for NW Region on Conifer Release, Ground Herbicide (Ground based herbicide application to reduce competition on planted seedlings.).
Invitation to Bid on Silviculture Contract 1349
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Invitation to Bid on Silviculture Contract 1349 in NE Region on TREE PLANTING (Professional tree planting contract that ensures maximum seedling survival and stocking requirements are met.)
Memo - Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Apr 2005
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Memorandum - the Department of Natural Resources has issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the purpose of adoption of new policies that will replace the 1992 Forest Resource Plan for forested lands managed by the DNR.
NE region course application (Ferry, Okanogan, Lincoln, Stevens, Pend Orielle, Spokane, counties)
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NE region course application (Ferry, Okanogan, Lincoln, Stevens, Pend Orielle, Spokane, counties)
Policies - The Policy for Sustainable Forests
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The Policy for Sustainable Forests is composed of multiple policies, which together provide broad direction to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to effectively and sustainably manage the forested state trust lands in its care.
Policy for Sustainable Forests
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Complete document of the Policy for Sustainable Forests. This document guides management and stewardship of 2.1 million acres of forested state trust lands, and replaces the 1992 Forest Resource Plan.
Policy for Sustainable Forests - Section One
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Section 1 of the Policy for Sustainable Forests. This document contains the Cover, Acknowledgements, Cover letter, Table of Contents, Introduction and Background.
Policy for Sustainable Forests - Section Three
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Section 3 of the Policy for Sustainable Forests contains: Appendix A Board of Natural Resources Resolution, Appendix B Commissioner's Order on Tribal Relations, Appendix C Glossary of Terms, Appendix D Map of State Trust Lands
Recreation E-News April 21, 2009
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recreation E-Newsletter April 21, 2009 funding forum and general public meeting for the sustainable recreation work group.
Recreation E-News January 21, 2009
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Recreation E-Newsletter January 21, 2009 -The Sustainable Recreation Work Group will meet to discuss funding issues at its first forum from 10:30 to noon, tomorrow, January 22. They’ll be meeting—virtually—using GoToMeeting.
Recreation E-News May 14, 2009
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Recreation E-Newsletter May 14, 2009 Budget update,Merrill Lake open for camping, fishing, Sections of Sadie Creek ORV Trail System temporarily closed,
Recreation E-News May 5, 2009
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Recreation E-Newsletter May 5, 2009 − Budget Update, Sustainable Recreation Work Group meets Thursday, ORV Safety Summit this Saturday (Free!) New emphasis on education and enforcement in Reiter Foothills.
Recreation E-News September 23, 2009
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Recreation E-Newsletter September 23, 2009 outlining reduced services for winter, update on sustainable recreation work group and National Public Land's Day.
Student _Recruitment _Flyer
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DNR seeks high school students who are looking for senior culminating environmentally-based projects.
Sustainable Forestry
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An explanation of the sustainable harvest modeling tool and how it provides flexibility while considering social, ecological, and biological factors in making balanced decisions.
The Blanchard Forest Strategies Group
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A list and explanation of the 10 member Blanchard Forest Strategies Group. The group, representing different interests, came up with recommendations for forest management.
Tree City USA Bulletin #23
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Tree City USA Bulletin #23 "How to Conduct a Street Tree Inventory" discusses why and how to conduct a street tree inventory.
Tree City USA Bulletin #28
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Tree City USA Bulletin #28 "Placing a Value on Trees" discusses why and how trees are valued in our communities and outlines two approaches to conducting tree appraisals. Regulations Reports
Annosum Thinning Project 2006
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The Effects of Thinning and Borax Application on Heterobasidion annosum infected stands on the Olympic Peninsula
Aviation Operations Plan DRAFT
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The Aviation Operations Plan is a tool to provide aviation operation information to department employees, contractors and cooperators.
Bulletin 42: Gold in Washington (1955)
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A report designed to answer the questions most commonly asked as to how and where gold occurs in Washington, and to provide useful information to those who wish to examine old properties or search for new occurrences
Bulletin 80: Regional Geology of Washington State [part 2] (1994)
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Papers on regional geology of WA: Cascades crystalline core; unconformity-bounded sequences; Crescent terrane; Cenozoic structure and stratigraphy of S-central WA; Loess; Pleistocene sediments in Puget Lowland; Puget lobe; prehistoric earthquakes;
FHSWG 2006 Report to the Legislature
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In 2004, the Legislature passed legislation directing the formation of a Work Group to study forest health issues and report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature.
Helicopter Operations Plan Final
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Helicopter Operations Plan to assist agency personnel in the administration, management and use of the DNR’s helicopters.
Lake Whatcom Landscape Pilot Project
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In November 2004, the Board of Natural Resources directed the Department of Natural Resources to report annually on the results of implementing the Lake Whatcom Landscape Management Pilot Project. This report is in response to that request. SEPA |