A state-funded study tentatively proposes taking Washington farmland by eminent domain if voluntary programs fail to conserve enough riparian habitat to satisfy salmon-recovery plans.

Our farmers have implemented conservation on their lands for decades and generations with help and in partnership with local conservation districtsv...

https://www.capitalpress.com/state/washington/another-buffer-bill-stalls-in-washington-senate/article_976b5c82-98e7-11ec-beb2-c3dea8865ee2.html

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."

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

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.

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.

WDFW Priority Habitats And Species: Riparian Ecosystems and the Online SPTH Map Tool

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.