Forest Practices
COVID-19 UPDATE, April 14, 2020
During this extraordinary time in our lives, we want you to know that we are open for business. However, due to the COVID-19 “Stay Home – Stay Safe” order, the Department of Natural Resources’ Forest Practices staff are asking for your help and cooperation. DNR’s objectives during this period are the following:
- Keeping our staff safe through social distancing, washing hands, and other practices to help minimize transmission of the novel coronavirus;
- Making sure DNR staff does not cause further transmission of the virus to the public or our TFW partners;
- Maintaining continuity of operations to the extent possible; and,
- Communicating effectively with all our TFW partners.
For further details about how we are looking to meet these objectives, please read this memo from the Forest Practices Division.
View a list of additional operational changes related to COVID-19.
Here’s where to find help if you’re interested in harvesting timber, building or repairing forest roads or culverts, thinning your forest, or other forest practices.
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Apply for or look up a forest practices permit.
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Find minutes, agendas, or other information about the Forest Practices Board, the official body that sets regulations for forestry in the state of Washington.
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Find forest practices forms, fees and technical requirements to follow when working in the woods.
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Find information on protecting cultural resources when working in the woods.
