Forest Preserve details and resources
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Washington trust lands
Resources and materials for the proposed Lake Whatcom Forest Preserve.
A new forest preserve is coming close to fruition for Lake Whatcom.
April 2011 materials
- Map of proposed state and county land ownership, after reconveyance
- Question and answers about the proposed reserve
- Link to DNR fact sheet on the preserve
Past press
- Disaster leads to chance for giant park in Whatcom County Dec 08, 2009, Crosscut.com, by Bob Simmons
- Reconveyance a great idea for Lake Whatcom watershed July 30, 2008, The Bellingham Herald, by Rand Jack
Effects of DNR logging on Lake Whatcom
Logging on state lands in the watershed is governed by the Lake Whatcom Landscape Plan. When the landscape plan was proposed, Conservation Northwest (formerly Northwest Ecosystem Alliance) submitted our own comments and asked a water quality expert and a geologist to submit comments. Conservation Northwest, Richard R. Horner, David R. Montgomery
Stakeholder review panel
- Invitation letter from Pete Kremen, with member list
- Reconveyance panel recommendations (6-30-08)
Powerpoints
- Details about the proposal (1.5 Mb)
- "Timber harvest and road impacts on landslides and sediment delivery in the Lake Whatcom watershed," presentation to the Bellingham City Council on August 4, 2008, by Dave Wallin, Western University (7.4 Mb)
Official documents
- Joint letter from the commissioner of public lands and the Whatcom County executive
- Memorandum of Agreement between Whatcom County and Department of Natural
Resources - Washington State Department of Natural Resources' Interagency Agreement with Whatcom County (11-12-09)
Oct 2008 planning materials
- DNR table, revised
Reconveyance worksheet, 9/23/08
Response to county council's questions on the reconveyance
Maps
- Current state trust land ownership (1.3 Mb)
- Proposed state and county land ownership, after reconveyance (1.3 Mb)
- Critical areas, designated by the Whatcom Landscape Plan (1.8 Mb)
Proposed trails (4.9 Mb)
Description of physical characteristics
- Physical characteristics and proposed recreational amenities (4.7 Mb)
- Laws that pertain to reconveyance
