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11/06/2009
State DNR to gather public input on proposed Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area

11/05/2009
DNR issues Emergency Order to mine operator at the Nile Landslide near Naches

11/04/2009
Board of Natural Resources approves trust land transactions

10/30/2009
State Board on Geographic Names approves ‘Salish Sea’

10/13/2009
State DNR establishes 19 designated mooring buoys at popular SCUBA diving spots in Puget Sound and Hood Canal

09/15/2009
Commissioner Goldmark opens 36th National Natural Areas Conference and signs expansion of state Natural Area

09/10/2009
DNR forest health, wildfire prevention projects receive federal stimulus funds

09/10/2009
New maps reveal southern extension of southern Whidbey Island fault

09/01/2009
Controlled burn tomorrow at Mima Mounds

09/01/2009
Board of Natural Resources approves large land exchange

08/31/2009
Goldmark appoints new manager to lead DNR’s Pacific Cascade Region in southwest Washington

08/27/2009
New maps show public lands in Washington State

08/27/2009
Tomorrow’s controlled burn at Mima Mounds POSTPONED

08/25/2009
Olympic Experimental State Forest joins national network of long-term research sites

08/24/2009
Goldmark names new division managers for DNR’s Aquatic Resources and Forest Practices divisions

08/20/2009
National Natural Areas 2009 Conference; Early registration extended until August 31

08/12/2009
New rules to protect fish, water quality on 10 million acres of forestlands

08/07/2009
DNR correctional camps workers help state clean up

07/31/2009
Commissioner Goldmark names new Division Manager for Resource Protection

07/21/2009
DNR announces Request for Letters of Interest in new Biomass Initiative

07/16/2009
DNR employee receives Public Service Award from United States Coast Guard

07/13/2009
Commissioner Goldmark calls for an inventory of state tidelands

07/07/2009
Commissioner Goldmark asks NW Aggregate to halt operations until questions are answered

07/02/2009
Improvements completed on the Chehalis River Surge Plain Natural Area Preserve walking trail in Grays Harbor County

06/06/2009
Partnerships leverage funding and efforts to create safer driving, parking and hiking at Little Si Trail system

06/02/2009
Public ‘Open House’ about management of Mystery Bay

06/02/2009
State acquires over 20,000 acres of King County forestland for Common School, UW trusts

05/28/2009
State DNR and partners remove creosote laden logs and treated debris from Livingston Bay beaches

05/12/2009
State DNR launches ‘Ear to the Ground’ blog

05/01/2009
State DNR to hold public meeting about proposed Nisqually Aquatic Reserve

04/28/2009
New law expands habitat open space program

04/27/2009
State DNR forest seedling sale on May 2

04/27/2009
DNR releases first report of compliance with forest practices rules on state and private forestlands

04/22/2009
Commissioner Goldmark’s biomass initiative becomes law on Earth Day

04/21/2009
Public hearing scheduled May 7 in Quilcene for proposed exchange between state land trusts for conservation area

04/16/2009
DNR geologists research and alert the public about Washington’s active faults

04/15/2009
Public meeting about proposed Smith and Minor Islands Aquatic Reserve to be held April 29 in Oak Harbor

04/09/2009
Goldmark appoints Moran to DNR executive team

04/07/2009
Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area expanded by 2,100 acres

04/06/2009
Nisqually Land Trust announces purchase of 720 acres of high-priority conservation land

03/24/2009
Commissioner Goldmark appoints two deputy supervisors

03/23/2009
State DNR awarded ‘Outstanding Conservation Partner’ by Skagit Land Trust

03/17/2009
DNR files the State’s answer and counterclaim in Taylor Shellfish lawsuit

03/17/2009
DNR moves to reduce forestry operations at camps

03/16/2009
DNR finds tree-damaging caterpillar in Okanogan area

03/13/2009
Updated rules for recreation on DNR land

03/13/2009
DNR launches investigation into logging company profiled on History Channel’s “Ax Men”

03/04/2009
Public meeting about proposed Protection Island Aquatic Reserve to be held March 25 in Gardiner

03/03/2009
Board of Natural Resources approves purchase of 80 acres of forest at Blanchard Mountain

02/25/2009
DNR is accepting applications for seasonal jobs

02/11/2009
Commissioner Goldmark launches biomass initiative

02/09/2009
Commissioner Goldmark Directs Staff to Review Northwest Aggregates Aquatic Lease at Maury Island

02/06/2009
DNR Addresses Boy Scout Logging Issue Raised by Newspaper Report

02/04/2009
Forest Practices Work Group Supports Habitat Purchases and Easements for Threatened and Endangered Species

02/04/2009
DNR Geologists Evaluate Landslide at Mine in Bingen

01/30/2009
DNR Gathers Documentation on Kitsap Peninsula Earthquake

01/23/2009
Washington State Department of Natural Resources Releases Mount Rainier Guide

01/23/2009
State DNR to Remove Creosote-treated Pilings and Beach Debris in Kitsap County

01/22/2009
Lands Commissioner Goldmark Views Recent Landslides

01/22/2009
DNR Offers Help to Small Forest Landowners Who Suffered Storm Damage

01/20/2009
Goldmark Elected to Chair Board of Natural Resources

01/12/2009
Washington State DNR Releases 2008 Annual Report

01/08/2009
Washington Geological Survey Introduces Online Interactive Maps

01/08/2009
DNR Urges Residents to be Aware of Potential Landslides and to Report Occurrences

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