Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove holds a press conference in Issaquah to announce the WA Department of Natural Resources’ new plan for conserving 77,000 acres of structurally complex forests.
Upthegrove will sign a Commissioner’s Order on the conservation of these forests, detail the efforts of agency scientists to identify these forests, and discuss opportunities this opens for new streams of revenue for Washington’s schools, libraries and communities. Joining Upthegrove are conservation groups, beneficiaries of DNR’s revenue, and others.