Proposed Bill Would Create WA State Smokey Bear License Plate
If the bill passes it would be the first ever WA state Department of Natural Resources license plate
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Wildfire Risk and Forest Health Legislation Introduced
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, and John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of the ENR Committee, introduced the Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation would reduce catastrophic wildfire risk and improve forest health.
Oregon Looking At Using Machine For Pile Burns
Pile burning, and the smoke it produces, could soon be a thing of the past in Oregon. Via a pilot project, the Bureau of Land Management is testing the CharBoss Air Curtain Incinerator to burn the debris left behind from hazard tree logging efforts.
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See How Washington Forest Workers Watched For Fires 80 Years Ago
At the height of the '30s, there were more than 5000 lookout towers scattered throughout the country.