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 |