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to: jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us
Dear Jefferson County Board of Commissioners,
I just learned that the BNR recently approved Penny Wise timber sale. This forest is important to our community, and I am disappointed that the Jefferson County BOCC sent a letter to
DNR that reversed their position on Penny Wise. I ask that you reconsider and that you urge DNR to protect this 98 year old naturally regenerated legacy forest! At the very least, request
DNR to remove unit 7 from the harvest plan, use Variable Density Thinning for other units, and mandate that no herbicides be used post-harvest due to the potential downstream water
quality impacts.
While I am sad about Penny Wise, I am encouraged by your desire to create a new Jefferson County forest plan for DNR to follow. Jefferson County could be a leader in the state for protecting
legacy forests and managing forests based on our forests' ability to mitigate the effects of climate change. Please create a plan that prioritizes the conservation of the remaining
legacy forests in Jefferson County. Once these legacy forests are logged and replanted as plantations, they are gone forever.
Thank you for being leaders that care about how our forests are managed.
Sincerely,
to: cpl@dnr.wa.gov , olympic.region@dnr.wa.gov
Dear Commissioner Franz and DNR Olympic Region Manager Mona Griswald,
I just learned that the BNR recently approved Penny Wise timber sale. This forest is important to our community, and I am disappointed that DNR moved forward with this timber sale despite
significant community opposition. I ask that you reconsider and protect this 98 year old naturally regenerated legacy forest! At the very least, I urge you to remove unit 7 from the
harvest plan, use Variable Density Thinning for other units, and mandate that no herbicides be used post-harvest due to the potential downstream water quality impacts.
I am glad that you are willing to listen to Jefferson County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) and welcome their plan for how they want to see forests managed within the county. While they
create their plan, I urge you to put a temporary moratorium of logging all pre-1945 naturally regenerated legacy forests within Jefferson County to give the BOCC time to make their
plan. Jefferson County needs these forests to help our community mitigate the effects of the climate crisis, and once these legacy forests are logged and replanted as plantations, they
are gone forever! Please take a stand for fighting climate change and protect legacy forests.
Thank you for listening,
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