IN FOCUS: Board of Natural Resources Approves $55 Million Forestland Purchase.
Source Link: https://www.dnr.wa.gov/news/board-natural-resources-approves-55-million-forestland-purchase
The land acquisition, the state’s largest in more than a decade, would bring more than 9,000 acres in Wahkiakum County into public ownership
The Washington State Board of Natural Resources approved the $55 million purchase of more than 9,000 acres of forestland in Wahkiakum County during its meeting Tuesday at the Natural Resources Building.
Each of the four properties is adjacent to lands already sustainably managed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to generate revenue for public services, provide wildlife habitat, and protect water quality.
Funding for the purchases will come from Climate Commitment Act dollars from the Legislature, as well as proceeds from prior transactions by DNR.
“This is a transformational opportunity for Washington state to add to our public lands and keep working forests working,” said Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz. “I am grateful to the legislators and county commissioners from across western Washington for their longstanding support to ensure we keep providing revenue to schools and public services while meeting the requirements of the Endangered Species Act.”
The purchase is set to be the state’s largest land acquisition in more than a decade.
“By investing in thousands of acres of working forests in Wahkiakum County, Washington State DNR is helping ensure our woods stay healthy and we maintain thriving local forest product economies,” said U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. “Today’s investment will help keep our woods working for years to come, and I’ll continue fighting at the federal level to support pathways to good jobs in the woods across Southwest Washington.”
“The Washington State Association of Counties is thrilled that DNR successfully acquired such a large tract of timberland with this purchase to be managed for commercial timber production and harvest,” said Eric Johnson, WSAC executive director. “Most counties in our state are rural, and keeping our forestlands intact and in production supports rural jobs and communities. These lands will also provide additional environmental benefits for all Washington residents. This is a great example of an outcome where we don’t have to choose between environmental or economic benefits. In this case, we get both.”
“We are extremely pleased to support DNR’s purchase of timberland in Wahkiakum County,” said Wahkiakum County Commissioner Lee Tischer. “With this purchase, this land will remain in timber production in perpetuity, and our county’s residents, schools, and fire districts will benefit financially for generations to come.”
“Like many counties where timber harvest is an important industry, Skamania County has suffered economically for many years as forestry declined on national forestland,” said Skamania County Commissioner Tom Lannen. “This purchase is a great step toward increasing revenue for rural counties to provide sorely needed financial resources while assuring access to valuable timber products for the timber industry we all rely upon.”
“Jefferson County is thrilled to see such quick action by the DNR to use funding to replace structurally complex, carbon-dense existing forestlands with other working timberlands,” said Jefferson County Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour. “This purchase will allow DNR to preserve some of our most valuable landscapes while acquiring highly productive replacements that will provide significant environmental and economic benefits for our state’s residents. It shows that win-win solutions really are possible.”
For the transaction, 941 acres of land would be purchased with $7.2 million in Real Property Replacement Account funding and would benefit the Common School Trust, which supports K-12 school construction across Washington state. That parcel is on the southern end of the Elochoman State Forest east of Cathlamet, the Wahkiakum County seat.
The other 8,174 acres of land in the transaction, which are north and northwest from Cathlamet, would be purchased with $47.8 million in Climate Commitment Act funding allocated in the 2023-25 capitol budget. The three properties in that transaction would be held in DNR’s Land Bank, allowing it to be designated to support specific trusts at a later date.
The vast majority of the lands approved for purchase have high-quality soils, and tree ages range from recently harvested and replanted stands to those that are mature enough to be harvested.
This transaction is expected to close in mid-December.
DNR has actively purchased forestlands in Southwest Washington recently. During its October meeting, the Board approved the purchase of 170 acres of land in Pacific County; during its September meeting, the Board approved the acquisition of 182 acres of lands in Clark, Cowlitz, and Pacific counties; during its July meeting, the Board approved the purchase of 114 acres in Wahkiakum County; and in June, the Board approved the purchase of 640 acres of forestland in neighboring Clark County. DNR also added 266 acres of land in Wahkiakum County in 2021.
For decades, DNR has continued to acquire forestlands across the state to support schools and counties. Since 1980, the department has added more than 100,000 acres of sustainably managed forestland to public ownership through its transactions program.
IN FOCUS: Board of Natural Resources Approves Pierce County Parcels for Public Auction.
Source Link: https://www.dnr.wa.gov/news/board-natural-resources-approves-pierce-county-parcels-public-auction
A set of transactions will allow DNR to auction land suitable for development, then purchase lands to support schools and public services across Washington state
The Washington State Board of Natural Resources today approved three parcels of land in Pierce County for public auction after transferring a parcel into trust to generate revenue to support school construction and other public services.
The approved Land Bank Inter-Trust Exchange allows DNR to auction off parcels in Tacoma, Kapowsin, and Frederickson, with the revenue used to purchase lands that will better support schools and statewide services. The parcels are currently undeveloped but are suitable for development and total approximately 30 acres combined.
Public auction of the parcels is expected to occur on January 16, 2024.
“This land transfer ensures that DNR continues to address the biggest issues facing our state and support the communities that desperately need more housing,” said Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz. “By creating more opportunities for development while increasing investments in our schools, these transactions are a win-win for Washingtonians.”
The East Tacoma parcel totals 0.55 acres in size and is zoned for residential development. It previously was managed to benefit the Escheat trust, which funds K-12 school construction. The minimum bid the Board set for its auction is $144,000.
The Kapowsin parcel totals 28.92 acres in size and is zoned for residential development. It previously was managed to benefit the Charitable, Educational, Penal & Reformatory Institutions trust, which funds social services statewide. The minimum bid the Board set for its auction is $690,000.
The Frederickson North parcel totals 0.78 acres in size and is zoned for commercial development. The parcel was previously managed to benefit the Escheat trust, which funds K-12 school construction. The minimum bid the Board set for its auction is $99,000.
The Board’s approval of the inter-trust exchange transitions part of a commercial lease site in Arlington to land that will be managed in trust. The trusts will receive value in the leased commercial parcel equal to that of the three Pierce County parcels.
CLALLAM COUNTY MEETINGS:
Clallam County Work session for 11/13/23
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Clallam County Commission meeting (Canceled Tuesday)
City of Sequim Council meeting for 11/13/23
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City of Forks Council meeting for 11/13/23
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Port of Port Angeles Commission Meeting for 11/14/23
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Nov 13, 2023 - Regular BOC Meeting PUD No. 1 of Clallam County November 13, 2023 at 1:30 PM.
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BIBLE VERSE: 1 John 2:15-16 (New International Version)
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.
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Corinth was a Greek city. The Greeks were very proud people. They had many great thinkers who were called “philosophers.” They loved to discuss deep questions. Greeks admired men who had great learning. They thought they were the wisest people in the world. But they were not! They were really very foolish. They had rejected the true God. They had become worshippers of wood and stone idols which had no life in them. “Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools” (Romans 1:20-23).--TFTW
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DEBATE: Joe Biden IS Forrest Gump & the Right GOP Candidate to Keep America Safe
Will anyone watch the third 2024 Republican presidential debate? Will the NBC moderators ask any questions that conservative voters actually care about? The RNC debates have neither substance NOR Trump. So no one seems to care. But there are issues that are on everyone’s mind: the threat of World War III, the growing axis of evil between Russia, Iran, and China, and a U.S. southern border so porous that domestic terror threats just casually walk through. Which of the current field of candidates is most qualified to lead us AWAY from global catastrophe? We know the biased debate moderators won’t deliver, so we reached out to the campaigns of Trump, DeSantis, Haley, Ramaswamy, Scott, Christie, and even RFK Jr. to ask the serious questions voters deserve to have answered. Glenn reveals each candidate’s exclusive statements to “Glenn TV.” He also cracks the code on the Democrat playbook for President Joe Biden. We know he’s a compulsive liar, but somehow the Left and their media minions have turned that into a character asset instead of a character flaw. It makes no sense until you consider … the SCRIPT. Let’s just say “stupid is as stupid does.” Glenn’s chief researcher and foreign policy analyst Jason Buttrill joins, along with BlazeTV hosts Stu Burguiere and Sara Gonzales.
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NIGHT OWL COMICS PRESENTS: THE ANICENTS
The Ancients
Chapter two: Jupiter's Road to destiny
Time frame: The age of Aquarius
By, Peter Ripley (aka Peter Leo on IMVU.com)
King Jupiter has his own demons to face back home.
Jupiter went back to his kingdom, in the continent of Scorpio, in his city called Troy.
He had his own demons to confront. Such as his wife leaving him because of him betraying her with another woman, a medusa who made her self into a woman of great beauty, a trickster to gain his seed, but nevertheless grounds enough for Minerva to leave him. He vowed he'd win her back. In the meantime he ruled his kingdom alone. He looked around his village seeing the beautiful maidens, who were more than willing to give him their love, but his heart was for Minerva. (more next week)
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