Keeping My Forest Healthy
Climate, Environment, and Carbon
The DNR is pursuing a number of efforts to promote climate resilience, preserve habitats for threatened and endangered species, and to take advantage of our forests’ natural ability to sequester carbon.
For more information on these programs, and more, check out the following links.
- Washington’s ecosystems
- Working forests and carbon sequestration
- Forest Practices Habitat Conservation Plan
- Natural Heritage Program - Climate Change
- Climate Resilience for Washington
- In February 2020, DNR released its Plan for Climate Resilience, an agency-wide plan that highlights actions the agency can take to ensure it is prepared for, and adapting to, climate-related changes.
Suggested reading
- Aerial Survey: Coastal Areas Hit Hardest by 2021 ‘Heat Dome’
- Carbon Sequestration for Fun and Profit
