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Traditional Names Restored to Mountain Peaks Near Wenatchee
Board of Natural Resources Votes to Remove Names of Problematic Army Officers, Restore Indigenous Titles
The state Board of Natural Resources has voted to restore traditional names to two mountain peaks near Wenatchee. The mountains in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of... More...
Date: January 10, 2025
Board of Natural Resources Ends Open Sea Net Pen Salmon Farms in Washington Waters
Washington’s public aquatic lands will no longer be home to commercial finfish net pen aquaculture. The Washington State Board of Natural Resources Tuesday adopted a rule to prohibit commercial finfish net pen aquaculture on state-owned aquatic lands managed by the Washington... More...
Date: January 9, 2025
Board of Natural Resources Approves Spokane County Land Exchange
192 Acres of State Trust Land to be Improved for Housing, Parks
The state Board of Natural Resources has approved a land exchange to increase revenue for K-12 education funding and provide new housing options in Spokane County.
The Department of Natural... More...
Date: January 8, 2025
DNR Releases Final Outdoor Access and Responsible Recreation Strategic Plan
The agency’s first statewide recreation plan will guide recreation management and funding requests for the next decade.
The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released the final version of its first statewide recreation strategic plan. The Outdoor... More...
Date: January 8, 2025
Broad Partnership Keeps 49 Vessels from Being Abandoned or Derelict in Skagit County
Abandoned and derelict vessels in Skagit County can pose an immediate threat to public health and the environment. Thanks to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Vessel Turn in Program (VTIP), local boat owners turned in 49 vessels to be safely recycled. Launched in La... More...
Date: December 19, 2024
New Data Show DNR Leading the Way in Directing Funding to Overburdened Communities
Interactive HEAL Act dashboard highlights agency progress in first year of reporting
The recently released Healthy Environmental for All (HEAL) Act dashboard shows that the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has made genuine progress in... More...
Date: December 19, 2024
DNR Removing Toxic Remnants of Dickman Mill to Improve Tacoma Waterfront
The removal of the 1,200 pilings is now underway at the highly visible site on Ruston Way.
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Aquatic Derelict Structures Program is cleaning up the toxic remnants of the historic Dickman Mill along the Tacoma waterfront... More...
Date: November 26, 2024
DNR Starts New Project to Remove Tens of Thousands of Polluting Tires from Puget Sound
The agency kicked off the large-scale cleanup with a pilot project off Tolmie State Park.
One more threat to the health of Puget Sound is being removed, as the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has begun the first removal of makeshift... More...
Date: October 24, 2024
DNR Seeks Public Comment on First Statewide Recreation Strategic Plan
Public comment period is open until November 21 on DNR’s Outdoor Access and Responsible Recreation Strategic Plan
The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking Washingtonians to comment on its first statewide recreation strategic plan. The Outdoor... More...
Date: October 21, 2024
Ahead of Great Washington Shakeout, DNR Releases New Maps Detailing Routes to Safety from Olympic Peninsula Tsunami
Maps detail how long it would take to get to safety
Just ahead of the Great Washington Shakeout, geologists at the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have published new evacuation walk time maps for communities along the North Olympic... More...
Date: October 16, 2024
Dabob Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area to Expand 3,943 Acres
Expansion will allow DNR to conserve even more ecologically important habitat in Jefferson County in the NRCA
The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will expand the Dabob Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area (NRCA) by approximately 3,943 acres, per... More...
Date: October 2, 2024
DNR Launches Evergreen Community Recognition Program for Urban and Community Forestry
Program made possible by 2021 Evergreen Communities Act will recognize and incentivize proactive and ongoing urban forest management across Washington.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources marked the start of Washington Urban and... More...
Date: October 1, 2024
DNR Rolls Out Initiative To Bolster Tribal Wildland Firefighters’ Access To Training
The agency will use some $800,000 in funding from the Legislature to cover the training costs, travel and other expenses of tribal members working to pursue necessary wildfire qualifications
The Department of Natural Resources has launched an initiative to... More...
Date: September 30, 2024
DNR Commits $1.4 Million to Remove Even More Polluting Vessels from Waterways
A $1 million grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program will help fund vessel removals, including some on tribal lands.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is removing abandoned, derelict... More...
Date: September 25, 2024
WA DNR Announces Grant Funding for Post-Fire Reforestation
Post-Fire Recovery Program has awarded five grants for reforestation projects on burned lands across Washington State.
The Post-Fire Reforestation Financial Assistance Competitive Grant aims to restore forests on wildfire-affected forestlands on lands... More...
Date: September 24, 2024
Selkirk Prescribed Fire Training Exchange Begins Monday in Northeast Washington
Collaborative inter-agency training program aims to grow prescribed fire workforce while reducing wildfire risk on priority landscapes
Fire professionals and trainees from across Washington will come together Sept. 30-Oct. 11. to conduct a prescribed fire... More...
Date: September 24, 2024
Board of Natural Resources Approves Expansion of Upper Dry Gulch Natural Area Preserve
The Preserve, 20 Miles Southeast of Wenatchee, Protects Largest Population of Rare Plant on Globe
The Washington State Board of Natural Resources has approved a land transfer agreement to significantly expand the Upper Dry Gulch Natural Area Preserve. The agreement... More...
Date: September 4, 2024
Board of Natural Resources Approves Transfer of Wetland Property to City of Bellingham
Department of Natural Resources to Transfer 116 Acres of Squalicum Creek Corridor for Use as Park
The Washington State Board of Natural Resources has approved the transfer of over 116 acres of state trust land to the City of Bellingham for use as a park and open... More...
Date: September 4, 2024
Trust Land Transfer Funding Request Approved by Board of Natural Resources
DNR will ask Legislature to fund 8 transactions that would conserve 12,299 acres of forests and grasslands, fund replacement of trust land
The Washington State Board of Natural Resources approved a priority list of eight parcels for legislative funding to conserve... More...
Date: September 4, 2024
Department of Natural Resources Clarifies Public Access Challenges to Nasty Creek Road
Placement of a gate on private property has restricted public access to Nasty Creek Road
The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) seeks to clarify public access concerns to the Nasty Creek Road within Cowiche Canyon near Yakima.
Road access... More...
Date: August 30, 2024
