Forest Practices Board
UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 2022
Given the new legislation and reopening of state buildings, future Forest Practices Board meetings will be restructured to allow an option to comment in person or remotely. Future Board meetings will be conducted in a hybrid format to allow in-person and remote attendance and participation.
Detailed instructions on how to register for the Board meetings will be included below with the monthly meeting materials. Please read the instructions and attempt to join the webinar before 9 a.m. so that any technical difficulties can be addressed before the meeting begins.
Please note that we have updated the public comment registration process to allow for in-person and remote comments. You need to register per the instructions whether you plan to comment in person or remotely. You will not be able to sign up in person the day of the Board meeting. The Board accepts comments on each action taken at the meeting and during the general comment period. All public comments will be limited to three minutes.
Written testimony is equivalent to in-person testimony and may be submitted following the guidelines set out below.
The Forest Practices Board is an independent state agency chaired by the Commissioner of Public Lands or designee. The Forest Practices Board was established by the 1974 Forest Practices Act and the rules it adopts are implemented and enforced by DNR.
The Board's responsibilities include:
- Adopting rules that set standards for forest practices such as timber harvests, pre-commercial thinning, road construction and forest chemical applications.
- Providing a Forest Practices Board Manual as a technical supplement to the rules.
The Board also manages:
The Forest Practices Adaptive Management Program, which represents landowners, public agencies, the forest industry, environmental community and tribal governments. This program provides science-based recommendations and technical information to help the Board determine if and when it is necessary or advisable to adjust the rules and guidance for aquatic resources to achieve the goals and objectives of the Forests and Fish Report.
Two key Adaptive Management Program committees established by the Forest Practices Board are the:
- Timber, Fish and Wildlife Policy Committee, which develops solutions to issues arising in the Forest Practices Program that implements the rules, and the
- Cooperative Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Committee, a multi-disciplinary body dedicated to advancing the science of adaptive management.
Membership
The Board has 13 members, including eight who are appointed by the governor. If you would like to be considered for a general public position on the Board please submit an application to the Board and Commissions Office within the Office of the Governor.
Meetings
The Forest Practices Board holds public meetings on the second Wednesday of February, May, August and November. Special meetings may be called anytime by the chair or by a majority of the board. The Board's Business Reference Guide explains the Board's practices and procedures.
Comments may be made in person or remotely at the Board meeting or submitted by email to: forest.practicesboard@dnr.wa.gov, FAX to: 360-902-1428 or mailed to: Forest Practices Board, Department of Natural Resources, PO Box 47012, Olympia, WA 98504-7012.
In order to be timely in relaying comments via email to the Board, please submit your comments no later than noon the day before the regularly scheduled Board meeting.
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2023 Meetings
November 8, 2023
August 9, 2023
May 10, 2023
February 8, 2023
November 28, 2022 (Special Meeting) - 9 a.m.
MEETING MATERIAL
November 9 & 10, 2022
MEETING MATERIAL
PRESENTATIONS
October 31 & November 1, 2022 (Special Meeting and Field Tour)
MEETING MATERIAL
August 10, 2022
MEETING MATERIAL
May 11, 2022 Draft Meeting Minutes
June 27, 2022 Draft Meeting Minute
2023-2025 Master Project Schedule
Adaptive Management Studies – Type N Experimental Buffer Treatment in Hard Rock Lithology and Type N Experimental buffer Treatment in Soft Rock Lithology
Water Typing System Rule Making
June 27, 2022 Draft Meeting Minute
2023-2025 Master Project Schedule
Adaptive Management Studies – Type N Experimental Buffer Treatment in Hard Rock Lithology and Type N Experimental buffer Treatment in Soft Rock Lithology
Water Typing System Rule Making
Compliance Monitoring 2020-2021 Report
Majority and Minority Reports: Small Forest Landowner Buffer Width Dispute
Marbled Murrelet Update
TFW Policy Committee Priorities/2023 Policy Work Plan
Staff Reports
-Adaptive Management Program Update
-Small Forest Landowner Update
-TFW Policy Committee Update (see TFW Policy Committee Priorities)
-Upland Wildlife Update
Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Biennial Report
Western Gray Squirrel Annual Report
Legislative Report on Rule Making Progress for Water Typing and Type N
2022 Work Plan
Majority and Minority Reports: Small Forest Landowner Buffer Width Dispute
Marbled Murrelet Update
TFW Policy Committee Priorities/2023 Policy Work Plan
Staff Reports
-Adaptive Management Program Update
-Small Forest Landowner Update
-TFW Policy Committee Update (see TFW Policy Committee Priorities)
-Upland Wildlife Update
Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Biennial Report
Western Gray Squirrel Annual Report
Legislative Report on Rule Making Progress for Water Typing and Type N
2022 Work Plan
June 27, 2022 (Special Meeting)
MEETING MATERIAL
PRESENTATIONS
Background on the Water Typing System Rule and Review of Board Actions Regarding Inclusion of an Anadromous Fish Floor
Anadromous Fish Floor Workgroup: Overview of the Technical Report and Addendum
Small Forest Landowners’ Anadromous Fish Floor Policy Recommendations
Conservation Caucus Anadromous Fish Floor Policy Recommendations
Westside Tribe’s Anadromous Fish Floor Policy Recommendations
Large Landowners’ Anadromous Fish Floor Policy Recommendations
Anadromous Fish Floor Workgroup: Overview of the Technical Report and Addendum
Small Forest Landowners’ Anadromous Fish Floor Policy Recommendations
Conservation Caucus Anadromous Fish Floor Policy Recommendations
Westside Tribe’s Anadromous Fish Floor Policy Recommendations
Large Landowners’ Anadromous Fish Floor Policy Recommendations
May 11, 2022
MEETING MATERIAL
PRESENTATIONS
Master Project Schedule Adjustments
Small Forest Landowner Background and Legal Standards for Alternate Plans
Small Forest Landowner Background and Legal Standards for Alternate Plans
February 9, 2022
MEETING MATERIAL
November 10, 2021 Draft Meeting Minutes
Water Typing System Rule Committee Update
Reallocation of Master Project Budget Funds for the Dispute Resolution
DNR’s Representative on the Northern Spotted Owl Conservation Advisory Group
Update on Type Np Buffer Alternatives (See TFW Policy Committee Staff Report)
Modifications to Board Manual Section 22 Adaptive Management Program
Modifications to Board Manual Section 12 Application of Forest Chemicals
Staff Reports
2022 Work Plan
Water Typing System Rule Committee Update
Reallocation of Master Project Budget Funds for the Dispute Resolution
DNR’s Representative on the Northern Spotted Owl Conservation Advisory Group
Update on Type Np Buffer Alternatives (See TFW Policy Committee Staff Report)
Modifications to Board Manual Section 22 Adaptive Management Program
Modifications to Board Manual Section 12 Application of Forest Chemicals
Staff Reports
2022 Work Plan
PRESENTATIONS
2021 Meetings
November 10, 2021
MEETING MATERIAL
August 11, 2021 meeting minutes
Update on Study Designs for PHB Validation and Default Physical Characteristic
Type Np Buffer Potential Rulemaking
Update on Study Designs for PHB Validation and Default Physical Characteristic
Type Np Buffer Potential Rulemaking
Update on Implementation of the State Auditor’s Office Work Plan
Update by the Water Typing Committee on the Status of the Development of an Anadromous Fish Floor
Staff Reports
2022 Work Planning
Update by the Water Typing Committee on the Status of the Development of an Anadromous Fish Floor
Staff Reports
2022 Work Planning
August 11, 2021
MEETING MATERIAL
May 12, 2021 Meeting Minutes
CMER Membership
Adaptive Management Program Wetland Intrinsic Potential Tool Phase 2 Study
Adaptive Management Program eDNA Study
CMER Membership
Adaptive Management Program Wetland Intrinsic Potential Tool Phase 2 Study
Adaptive Management Program eDNA Study
PRESENTATIONS
Wetland Intrinsic Potential Tool Phase 2 Study Findings
eDNA Study Findings
Board Manual Section 12
Addition of Aerial Application Review into the Compliance Monitoring Program
eDNA Study Findings
Board Manual Section 12
Addition of Aerial Application Review into the Compliance Monitoring Program
May 12, 2021
MEETING MATERIAL
Adaptive Management Program Performance Audit Work Plan
2021-2023 Master Project Schedule
CMER Work Plan
Clean Water Act Milestone Update
Water Typing Committee Update
Eastside Modeling Evaluation Project
Evaluation of the North Blewett SOSEA
Small Forest Landowner Demographics Report
Staff Reports
2021-2023 Master Project Schedule
CMER Work Plan
Clean Water Act Milestone Update
Water Typing Committee Update
Eastside Modeling Evaluation Project
Evaluation of the North Blewett SOSEA
Small Forest Landowner Demographics Report
Staff Reports
PRESENTATIONS
February 10, 2021
MEETING MATERIAL
Adaptive Management Program Performance Audit
Washington’s Small Forest Landowners in 2020 (ESSB 5330) Report
Expedited Rule Making for Clarifications to Title 222 WAC
Type Np Workgroup Update
Water Typing Committee Update
Staff Reports
Washington’s Small Forest Landowners in 2020 (ESSB 5330) Report
Expedited Rule Making for Clarifications to Title 222 WAC
Type Np Workgroup Update
Water Typing Committee Update
Staff Reports
PRESENTATIONS
Small Forest Landowner Trend and Policy Analysis Report (ESSB 5330)
WA State Auditor’s Performance Audit on the Adaptive Management Program
Eastside Type Np Riparian Effectiveness Project (ENREP) Pilot Rule Making
2021 Water Typing Protocol Survey Guidance
Wildlife Working Group’s FP Rule Assessment on the Marbled Murrelet
WA State Auditor’s Performance Audit on the Adaptive Management Program
Eastside Type Np Riparian Effectiveness Project (ENREP) Pilot Rule Making
2021 Water Typing Protocol Survey Guidance
Wildlife Working Group’s FP Rule Assessment on the Marbled Murrelet
2020 Meetings
November 12, 2020
This public meeting will be conducted online via Zoom. The information for joining via computer or joining via phone is included in the agenda.
MEETING MATERIAL
August 12, 2020
In consideration of our state's ongoing efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, this public meeting will be conducted online via webinar. Please see the instructions on how to listen to the meeting and provide comments.
Meeting Materials
May 13, 2020, Draft Meeting Minutes
Proposed 2021-2023 Biennial Master Project Schedule Budget and Schedule Compliance
TFW Policy Recommendation on Small Forest Landowner Westside Template Proposal Initiation
Proposed 2021-2023 Biennial Master Project Schedule Budget and Schedule Compliance
TFW Policy Recommendation on Small Forest Landowner Westside Template Proposal Initiation
Water Typing Rule Committee Update
Recommendation for New CMER Member
Adaptive Management Program Bull Trout Overlay Add-On Study
Adaptive Management Program Buffer Characteristics, Integrity, and Function (BCIF) (Westside Type Np) Study
Recommendation for New CMER Member
Adaptive Management Program Bull Trout Overlay Add-On Study
Adaptive Management Program Buffer Characteristics, Integrity, and Function (BCIF) (Westside Type Np) Study
Technical Type Np Workgroup Update
Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Biennial Report
Western Gray Squirrel Annual Report
Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Biennial Report
Western Gray Squirrel Annual Report
May 13, 2020
In consideration of our state's ongoing efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, this public meeting will be conducted online via webinar. To listen to the meeting or provide comments, please see the instructions.
Meeting Materials
February 12, 2020 Draft Meeting Minutes
CMER Master Project Schedule and FY 2021 CMER Budget Recommendation
CMER Master Project Schedule and FY 2021 CMER Budget Recommendation
Master Project Schedule – Excel format
Petition for Rule Making Relating to the Northern Spotted Owl
Petition for Rule Making Relating to the Northern Spotted Owl
Written Public Comments
Update on CMER’s Task to Develop Study Designs for the PHB Validation, Physical Characteristics, and Map-based Lidar Model Studies
Update on CMER’s Task to Develop Study Designs for the PHB Validation, Physical Characteristics, and Map-based Lidar Model Studies
February 12, 2020
2019 Meetings
November 13, 2019
Meeting Materials
Presentations
August 14, 2019
Meeting Materials
Small Forest Landowner Demographics
Water Typing Rule Committee Update
Water Typing Rule Status Update
Western Gray Squirrel Annual Report
Water Typing Rule Committee Update
Water Typing Rule Status Update
Western Gray Squirrel Annual Report
