DNR Forum

Friday, March 4 -What is DNR’s role?

dnrforum — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:30:16 +0000

What do you see as the state Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) role in protecting working forests across Washington State?

Thursday, March 3 – Climate Change and Carbon Storage

dnrforum — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:00:39 +0000

Because forests can ‘sequester’ or absorb and store large amounts of carbon, does the broader community have an interest in the loss of carbon storage capacity when forestland is converted into home sites or other types of development…and the carbon storage is permanently lost? How would that lost capacity be best offset and who should pay for it?

Wednesday, March 2 – Economic Value of Nature

dnrforum — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:00:29 +0000

Do the things that forests provide to us—such as drinking water, food, wildlife, climate regulation, flood protection, recreation, and aesthetics—have an actual economic value to you and your community? If so, how and where should that value be recognized when decisions are made about land use that would affect forestland?

Monday, February 28 – Loss Of Forests

dnrforum — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:37:45 +0000

Currently there are more than 12 million acres of state and private working forests in Washington State. However, since the late 1980s, more than 17 percent of non-federal forests in Washington have been converted to other uses, such as home sites and other types of development. How have you and your community been affected by the loss of forests? How would additional losses affect it? In a narrow or broad sense, what jobs or industries are supported by forestry in your community? (Statistic from 2007 Future of Washington’s Forests )

Tuesday, March 1 – What Can Be Done about the Loss of Forests

dnrforum — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:35:49 +0000

If current trends continue, more than one third of the forests that support timber and other forest related jobs in Washington State will be converted to development or other uses by 2030. What market mechanisms or opportunities could help prevent the loss of more of these working forests?