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Department of Natural Resources

‘A really special site’: State develops plan to preserve Washougal Oaks Natural Area

April 10, 2025, 10:51am Clark County News

For the past two decades, an inconspicuous nature preserve in the Columbia River Gorge has protected rare plants, Oregon white oaks and animals imperiled by rapidly disappearing habitats. Read story

Clark County fire officials say they’re ready for wildfire season despite chaos at federal, state levels

April 5, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News

Local fire officials say they are ready for the upcoming wildfire season that typically runs from June through October, despite potential state and federal cuts. Read story

Logging in the Yacolt Burn forested area known as the Dabbler sale will likely resume after a judge denied environmental groups’ request for a temporary injunction.

Logging likely to restart on 140 acres in Yacolt Burn after injunction denied

Logging in the Yacolt Burn forested area known as the Dabbler sale will likely resume after a judge denied environmental groups’ request for a temporary injunction.

March 31, 2025, 11:04am Business

Logging on remote forestland in northeast Clark County will likely resume now that Legacy Forest Defense Coalition and Friends of Clark County’s motion for a preliminary injunction has been denied. Read story

Earlier this month, the property neighboring the Lacamas Heritage Trailhead was tilled and planted with clover. Some botanists worry it has wiped out most of Washington’s remaining Bradshaw’s lomatium plants, although the property owners disagree.

Camas field containing rare, native plant tilled; owner says species will come back, but botanists disagree

Earlier this month, the property neighboring the Lacamas Heritage Trailhead was tilled and planted with clover. Some botanists worry it has wiped out most of Washington’s remaining Bradshaw’s lomatium plants, although the property owners disagree.

October 30, 2024, 12:37pm Clark County News

In just a few hours earlier this month, nearly the entire remaining population of Bradshaw’s lomatium, an extremely rare native perennial plant species also known as desert parsley, was wiped out after a 20-acre parcel of private property was tilled by the owners. At least that’s the claim made by… Read story

Fire crews conducting a prescribed burn Tuesday at Lacamas Prairie spread out into two lines, a burn line and a hold line, once a test fire is finished. A test fire is necessary to ensure temperature, humidity, wind and other conditions are met before the controlled burn can move forward.

Prescribed burn at Lacamas Prairie Natural Area part of larger plan to protect against wildfires

Fire crews conducting a prescribed burn Tuesday at Lacamas Prairie spread out into two lines, a burn line and a hold line, once a test fire is finished. A test fire is necessary to ensure temperature, humidity, wind and other conditions are met before the controlled burn can move forward.

October 9, 2024, 1:29pm Clark County News

The presence of fire crews, emergency vehicles and smoke drifting up from the Lacamas Prairie Natural Area early Tuesday afternoon may have alarmed some residents, but it was all part of a controlled burn by the state Department of Natural Resources. Read story

A helicopter drops water on the Nakia Creek Fire in east Clark County on Oct. 12, 2022.

Clark County Council OKs agreement to use Camp Bonneville property for firefighting

A helicopter drops water on the Nakia Creek Fire in east Clark County on Oct. 12, 2022.

April 17, 2024, 6:25pm Clark County News

Clark County will again partner with the Washington Department of Natural Resources to help combat wildfires in the region as officials plan a season without Larch Corrections Center firefighters. Read story

Hilary Franz, Washington Commissioner of Public Lands

Washington law allows tax breaks for affordable housing built on state land

Hilary Franz, Washington Commissioner of Public Lands

April 16, 2024, 5:22pm Northwest

Washington’s Department of Natural Resources wants to help solve the state’s housing crisis by offering state land for affordable residential development. Read story