View our free webinar about the Sustainable Harvest Calculation Draft Environmental Impact Statement

 

 

The sustainable harvest level is the volume of timber to be scheduled for sale during a planning decade (Revised Code of Washington [RCW] 79.10.300) from all state trust lands located west of the Cascade crest in Washington. Using advanced forest modeling techniques, DNR determines a level of timber harvest for present and future trust beneficiaries that balances revenue production with ecological values such as healthy forest ecosystems and habitat for threatened and endangered species. Setting this level is an important component of DNR's sustainable and responsible stewardship of trust assets. The sustainable harvest level is a policy decision that requires approval by the Board of Natural Resources.

The Sustainable Harvest Calculation Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) is now available online. The DEIS documents the agency's analysis of the proposal and provides an opportunity for agencies, affected tribes, and the public to review and provide suggestions for improving the adequacy of the environmental analysis.

 

Public comments on this proposed DEIS are being accepted until 5:00 p.m. on March 9, 2017. Comments should be submitted to the SEPA Center at sepacenter@dnr.wa.gov or SEPA Center, PO Box 47015, Olympia, WA 98504-7015. Please include file number "15-012901" on all comments. The subject line of email comments should include "SEPA File No. 15-012901." Please see the SEPA Center's website for more information.

 

Opening Pages (Cover, Commissioner's Letter, Fact Sheet, Table of Contents)

Chapter 1, Introduction

Chapter 2, The Alternatives

Chapter 3, Affected Environment

Chapter 4, Environmental Consequences

Chapter 5, Cumulative Effects

Chapter 6, Literature Cited

Chapter 7, Key Definitions

 

Appendix A, Scoping Report

Appendix B, Long Term Forest Cover

Appendix C, Arrearage Report

Appendix D, Settlement Agreement

Appendix E, Board of Natural Resources Resolution 1239

Appendix F, Model

Appendix G, Sustainable Harvest Levels

Appendix H, Rare Plants

Appendix I, Fish Distribution

Appendix J, Wildlife Species

Appendix K, Distribution List

 

Public Meetings

January 10, 2017 - Sedro Woolley            NW Region Office - NW Conference Center      919 N. Township Street  6:00 - 8:00 p.m.	January 17, 2017 - Port Angeles  Port Angeles High School - Commons/Lunch Room  304 E. Park Avenue   6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
January 12, 2017 - Seattle  Whitman Middle School - Auditorium  9201 15th Avenue NW  6:00 - 8:00 p.m.	January 19, 2017 - Cathlamet   Julius A. Wendt Elementary School - Multipurpose Room  265 S. 3rd Street  6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

• Sustainable Harvest Calculation
• Washington State Trust Lands and DNR’s Fiduciary Responsibilities

• Alternatives for Establishment of a Sustainable Harvest Calculation for Forested State Trust Lands in Western Washington

Other Presentations

Sustainable Harvest Calculation Webinar

On June 3, 2015, the Board of Natural Resources approved a purpose and need statement for the sustainable harvest calculation environmental analysis process. View the Board of Natural Resources approved purpose and need statement.

 

Visit the Board of Natural Resources page to view materials related to the Sustainable Harvest Calculation.

SHC Webinar Questions, Comments, and Responses
 

Working with a technical advisory committee, DNR modeled projected revenue by decade and by trust for each of the six alternatives.

 

During the 2004 sustainable harvest calculation process, DNR undertook comprehensive public opinion research to understand the public's feelings and values regarding stewardship of state trust lands. In an effort to understand the financial impact of timber harvests on state trust lands on Washington communities, the Board of Natural Resources also received a report on "Socio-Economic Resiliency" which provided information on how the reduction or increase of timber harvest on state trust lands could affect counties across the state.