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2021 has been a big year for Washington Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz. She convinced the legislature to allocate hundreds of millions of dollars over…
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Washington Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz today [Tuesday] unveiled a plan intended to save a million acres of forest land from development.She says the…
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The Washington Senate has unanimously approved a wildfire prevention and forest health bill.The legislation has several components. One creates a wildfire…
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Washington state lands officials say they’re planning to diversify the tools they use to fight wildfires from the air.On Tuesday the Department of Natural…
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Washington Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz has called for the legislature to support a bill that would provide a dedicated funding source for wildfire…
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Covid-related aid and police reform will be two of the major issues before the Washington legislature when it convenes next month.But newly-reelected…
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Washington Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz is in Spokane building support for her proposal to create a state fund for wildfire prevention and forest…
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Today on Inland Journal, two segments about the health of forests in our region.Later, we’ll hear part of a session from a Western Governors Association…
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Friday on the Inland Journal podcast, as temperatures slowly warm back to the seasonal norms, people can start finally to think about spring. The time for…
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The Washington Department of Natural Resources hopes the legislature will approve a larger budget for forest health and fire prevention.The agency has put…