Context for the Riparian Forest Restoration Strategy
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With the creation of the 1997 Habitat Conservation Plan, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR, or Department) has charted a new course for forest management of 1.45 million acres of forested state trust land covered by the riparian conservation strategy. The Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) agreement, signed with the Federal Services (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries), serves several purposes for DNR.
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