Olympic Experimental State Forest— Forest Land Planning
Forested state trust lands on the Olympic Peninsula (those in western Jefferson and Clallam counties north of the Quinault Indian Reservation) are in the Olympic Experimental State Forest (OESF). The OESF is one of nine Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) planning units. The Forest Land Planning effort will help us gather information from the public about local issues and interests involving these lands—input that we will consider when developing strategies to carry out policies, the sustainable harvest in the planning unit, and commitments in the trust lands Habitat Conservation Plan.
OESF Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
OESF Public Hearing Presentation - June 2010 (2.99MB PDF)
OESF Draft EIS Workshop Presentation - March 2010 (4.93MB PDF)
OESF Habitat Conservation Plan Planning Unit Map (58KB PDF)
OESF Forest Land Plan Factsheet (5,665KB PDF)
Meetings that Assist the Planning Process
Public meetings will be held throughout the OESF Forest Land Planning process. In addition, periodic focus meetings are being conducted to gain input from the sustainable harvest calculation settlement partners, key stakeholders, Tribes, and other interested parties.
Three public mapping meetings were held in June 2007 to gather local knowledge of the 11 landscapes within the Olympic Experimental State Forest. The meetings helped DNR determine what environmental issues need to be analyzed as part of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review. Participants included stakeholder representatives, local community members, recreation groups, environmental and timber industry organizations, and local public officials. These meetings were held on June 12th in Forks, June 13th in Port Angeles, and June 14th in Port Hadlock.
A summary of the input received at these meetings:
Public SEPA scoping meetings were held in August 2007 in three cities: Forks, Port Angeles, and Port Hadlock. Please send any questions or comments on this information to: forestlandplanning@dnr.wa.gov.