Washington Conservation Groups Call on Lands Commissioner Franz to Preserve Our Remaining Mature Forests
As part of the Week of Action for PNW Forests and Climate happening June 24-July 2, the Washington State Lands Working Group releases an open letter from more than 25 organizations to Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, calling on her to:
Publicly commit to bring forward a new policy and plan for the protection of mature forests by the year end 2023. This policy should be grounded in the scientific literature relevant to western Washington.
Adopt a moratorium of all timber sales that contain mature forest until the Department of Natural Resources and the Board of Natural Resources can formulate the new policy.
Publicly clarify that the 2,000 acres to be conserved with Climate Commitment Act funding is in addition to the DNR’s 10,000-acre “carbon project”.
Download the letter here, OR read it below.
In this time of catastrophic climate crisis, and unprecedented loss of biodiversity, it is imperative for Washington state to conserve its mature, structurally complex, carbon dense forests so that they can become the old growth forests of a sustainable future.
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