In central and eastern Washington alone, there are 2.7 million acres of unhealthy forest. That’s why more than 33 organizations and agencies came together in 2017 to address the crisis with a 20-Year Forest Health Strategic Plan. This plan, grounded in science, sets a bold goal of restoring 1.25 million acres of forest to healthy conditions, increasing fire resilience and better protecting our communities.

The story of how the USFS and Vaagen Brothers restored forest stand conditions, reduced hazardous fuels, improved aquatic habitat, and improved recreation opportunities within the South Chewelah, North Chewelah, and Addy watersheds.

This study estimates the current and future supply and demand for wood in Washington State west of the Cascade crest based on the current forest practices of private forest landowners, state trust lands, and federal lands.

In this opinion piece, Dovetail Partners considers the impacts of Executive Orders (EOs) 14223 and 14225 on the US forest sector and its trading partners. They analyze some of the EOs’ salient features and in considering the divergent viewpoints of those parties impacted, they offer their opinions.

Forest to Frame is the podcast where forest restoration meets the future of sustainable building. Hosted by Russ Vaagen, this series uncovers how cutting-edge science, collaboration, and next-gen sawmilling are transforming the way we manage our forests—and how we build with wood.

Sustainable Northwest is working with mill owners, environmentalists, and building professionals to restore forest health and create a new generation of sustainable buildings. SNW offers other wood advisor services for mass timber projects.

Through comprehensive analyses of the region-specific private/corporate, WA-DNR, and USFS forestlands, this study assesses the role of Washington’s forestsin mitigating global warming.

Hear directly from the 30 Tribal and US Forester Service professionals working on the ground in forestry and fire across the country about the lessons learned from implementing the Wildfire Crisis Strategy in partnership with tribes.

The plan is a coordinated framework to address one of the most urgent structural challenges facing America’s forests — rebuilding and expanding viable markets for small-diameter and residual wood fiber. It serves as a guide for organizations, policymakers, companies, investors and individuals working to strengthen forest health and rural economic vitality.

Recognizing that materials like steel and concrete are carbon intensive, Amazon commissioned Sustainable Northwest and others to describe first management best practices aimed at improving the ecological, social, and climate health of North American forests.

Learn about the Skokomish Tribe's forest management, and contribution to the new mass timber structure at the Portland International Airport.

A short film telling the story of Duane Vaagen's vision for change: how small logs, local mill capacity and people willing to find common ground created a new path forward. It’s a story about healthier forests, rural communities and finding solutions where others saw obstacles.

Supports multi-scale resource assessments for forestry organizations including geospatial models and analyses

The Forest Products Roundtable is a collaborative forum devoted to the economics and sustainability of wood products and the societal recognition of the benefits of managed forests.

Prescribed fire is the planned, professional application of fire in the right place, at the right time. It is a safe, effective process that has been sidelined for the last 100 years as we suppressed wildfire on a state and national level.

Washington State is home to more than 20 million forested acres of land, accounting for more than half of the state. These lands have a profound effect on our clean air, clean water, and overall quality of life. The Washington State Forest Action Plan (Forest Action Plan) exists to provide a comprehensive review of forests across all lands - public, private, rural and urban - and offers solutions to conserve, protect and enhance the trees and forests that people and wildlife depend on.

Click on a county to view timber harvest data by ownership for calendar years 2002 to the most recent year available. The data have been gathered from multiple agencies which use different data collection methods. Sources and methods are described below.

Washington state's wood products industry data provided by the American Wood Council.

Provides GIS and related data resources focused on regional forest, wood processing sites, transportation networks and other infrastructure

The Western Washington Forest Health Strategic Plan is the result of an holistic and collaborative effort by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to bring partners representing all lands and stakeholder groups together to identify priorities and strategies for how to steward and manage western Washington forests at a landscape scale. This plan builds on lessons learned from the development and implementation of the 20-Year Forest Health Strategic Plan: Eastern Washington.

Presented by TEDxBend: Forest ecologist Paul Hessburg confronts some tough truths about wildfires and details how we can help restore the natural balance of the landscape.

Learn about Yakama Nation's forest management, and contribution to the new mass timber structure at the Portland International Airport.