Washington riparian buffer bill stalls in House | Rural Life | capitalpress.com
Riparian habitat legislation passes Ag committee, now includes $200 million in requested funding | Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: Riparian habitat legislation passes Ag committee, now includes $200 million in requested funding – Washington State House Democrats
Instead of stick, Inslee offers carrot on buffers; farm groups skeptical | Rural Life | capitalpress.com
Deadline to apply to Washington NRCS riparian buffer program is Jan. 13 | Washington | capitalpress.com
Riparian Taskforce Final Report 2022
Washington forest board nixes smaller buffers, protest follows | Rural Life | capitalpress.com
WAWG signs letter to governor, legislature on salmon recovery | WAWG
Our farmers have implemented conservation on their lands for decades and generations with help and in partnership with local conservation districtsv...
Another buffer bill stalls in Washington Senate | Washington | capitalpress.com
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Washington lawmakers consider another path to buffers | Rural Life | capitalpress.com
Washington lawmakers are considering delegating broad powers to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to write salmon-protection rules, requiring all publicly funded projects to have a "net ecological gain."
Passing the Private Forest Accord Would Help Oregon Catch Up with Washington and California - Sightline Institute
The resulting Private Forest Accord deal, signed in October 2021, would amend Oregon’s Forest Practices Act to expand riparian buffers, tighten protections against landslides and erosion, support small woodland owners, and improve the rulemaking process going forward
Inslee's buffer bill faced uncertain future, Senate ag chairman says | Rural Life | capitalpress.com
The buffer bill fell victim to a deadline for legislation to pass either a Senate or House committee. Bills that didn't clear that first hurdle were set aside for the rest of the session.
WSDA: Farmers in one county lose11,000 acres to buffers | Orchards, Nuts & Vines | capitalpress.com
Mandatory riparian buffers sought by Gov. Jay Inslee could take up more than 11,000 acres of farmland in Skagit County and nearly 5,000 acres in Lewis County, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture.
Priority Habitats And Species: Riparian Ecosystems and the Online SPTH Map Tool
WDFW Priority Habitats And Species: Riparian Ecosystems and the Online SPTH Map Tool
The struggle to share a shrinking resource — Northwest salmon | The Seattle Times
You see this in a new joint riparian habitat initiative that will provide a uniform, science-based management approach to salmon recovery. We need greater protection for the stream side vegetation that lowers water temperatures, filters pollutants and reduces sediment that smothers salmon eggs.