The Herald ran a story on the Reconveyance Challenge today. You can take a look at the story by clicking here http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/05/29/3028264/foresters-join-challenge-to-whatcom.html
Also of importance, I've received confirmation from the DNR that the Reconveyance issue will not be addressed by the Board of Natural Resources in their June meeting next week.
Below, for fun, is a scan of a page in the 1898 annual report of the Department of the Interior. In the late 1800s the United States Geological Survey did a section by section analysis of the forests of the United States. The below is from the 1898 19th annual report Vol. 5. I know its a little slanted. I was standing on a hillside when I scanned it.
The Lake Whatcom Reconveyance will remove 8,800+ acres of land from the harvest rotation used by the Department of Natural Resources to support schools, county government, the port other taxing entities and the Whatcom County timber industry. The Growth Management Hearings Board has been asked to determine whether the Whatcom County Council violated the Growth Management Act in requesting the reconveyance. This site will help keep you informed about how that request is proceeding.
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