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    Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz
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  Wildland Fire Risk Rising; Lands Commissioner Franz Reveals...

  Washington state has a wildfire crisis. In 2018, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources – the state’s largest wildfire...

  January 17, 2019

  New App Enlists Smart Phone Users in Keeping Puget Sound Clean

  Your smart phone can now help clean up Puget Sound.   The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today...

  December 19, 2018

  Washington, California and British Columbia Join Forces on...

  Partnership Aims to Increase Carbon Sequestration and Strengthen Forest Management     Washington State...

  December 18, 2018
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