Forest Regulation


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DNR's Forest Regulation program administers the rules that protect public safety, water quality, and fish and wildlife habitat on the 12 million acres of Washington's state-owned and private forestlands.

The rules, developed by the Forest Practices Board, protect public safety and public resources - including standards for logging, road construction, pesticide application, and other forestry-related activities - while maintaining a viable forest products industry in Washington.

The program also assists Washington's family forest owners through its Small Forest Landowner Office. The office provides technical and financial assistance to help owners to manage their unique lands meet their goals while keeping the forestlands on the landscape - be it through protecting or restoring fish and wildlife habitat, reducing fuels for wildfires, improving forest health, generating money, or all of the above.

Here's where to find help if you're interested in harvesting timber, building or repairing forest roads or culverts, thinning your forest, or other forest practices.

Forest Practices Board

Forest Practices Board

Forest Practices Rules

Forest Practices Board Manual

Forest Practices Applications

Forest Practices Information Systems

Forest Practices Forms and Instructions

Forest Practices GIS Spatial Data Sets

Washington Road Surface Erosion Model (WARSEM)

Forest Practices Water Typing

Forest Practices Application/Notification Submittal and Processing Timeline Presentation

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Documents

Forest Practices Application/Notification Submittal and Processing Timeline

Forest Practices Appeals Options

Forest Practices Question and Answer - PCT and Forest Health Biomass Removal

DNR Voluntary Pre-Application Reviews for Potentially Unstable Slopes FAQ

Forest Practices Adaptive Management Program

AMP Project Dashboard

Small Forest Landowner Office

Small Forest Landowner Office

Small Forest Landowner Regulation Assistance Program

Family Forest Fish Passage Program

Forestry Riparian Easement Program

Alternate Plans

Forest Stewardship Program

Enforcement

Notice of Intent to Disapprove (NOID)

Civil Penalties

More Resources

Cooperative Monitoring, Evaluation, & Research Committee

Current Bald Eagle Protection on Forest Land in Washington State

Factsheet: Forest Practices & Specialized Forest Products

Quadratic mean diameter (QMD) formula

Forest Pesticide Application

Forest Practices Habitat Conservation Plan

Forest Practices Illustrated

Forests and Fish Report

State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)

SEPA Environmental Checklist with Guidance

Watershed Analysis

People, Timber, Forests, Fish, and Wildlife: An Assessment of the Conflict and Collaboration Dynamics in Washington 2019- 2020

Forest Practices Training