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  Headlines

  DNR to Lift Temporary Shooting Ban Today

  The temporary statewide ban on the lawful discharge of firearms was lifted Thursday on all DNR-managed lands   Due to...

  October 8, 2020

  Commissioner Franz Visits Big Hollow Fire in SW Washington, Says...

  Big Hollow Fire in and around the Gifford Pinchot National Forest is the largest uncontained wildfire in the state  ...

  September 18, 2020

  DNR to Reopen Eastern Washington Recreation Lands Friday, Sept....

  Agency will lift its wildfire danger closures, but urges the public to stay vigilant and abide by burn, target shooting bans ...

  September 17, 2020
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