Sustainable Harvest Calculation

· Logging: Avoiding lawsuits

The Seattle P-I, March 23, 2006; The missing sounds from Washington's state forestlands should be the war cries of environmentalists, timber companies and public officials.

· More Protection On The Way For Spotted Owl

Oregon Public Broadcasting, March 22, 2006; Environmentalists and the Washington Department of Natural Resources have settled a contentious lawsuit. The deal means more protection for the Northern Spotted Owl.

· Settlement sets aside spotted owl habitat

The Spokesman Review, March 22, 2006; About 87,000 acres of spotted owl habitat in state forests would be off-limits to most logging under a lawsuit settlement approved by the state Board of Natural Resources.

· Accord reached on state forests; Deal creates process for timber planning

March 22, 2006, The Seattle P-I; In a stark break from their usual animosity, environmentalists and the state Board of Natural Resources on Tuesday settled their long-standing feud over protecting spotted owls and salmon on 1.4 million acres of state-owned timberlands.

· Timber deal saves owl habitat; State, environmentalists, industry reach accord to safeguard 45,000 acres

The Olympian, March 22, 2006; Conservation groups and the state, Department of Natural Resources settled a lawsuit Tuesday that claimed the state agency isn’t doing enough on state forest lands to protected the endangered northern spotted owl.

· Go for a "Green" Forest

The Seattle Times EDITORIAL, September 29, 2005; A King County Superior Court ruling gives State Lands Commissioner Doug Sutherland a chance to reconsider pursuit of a more-rigorous forest certification on state lands.

· Judge Blocks Timber Plan

Seattle P-I, Sept. 28, 2005; A King County judge Tuesday slapped down plans to boost logging on 1.4 million acres of state-owned forests in Western Washington, saying the Department of Natural Resources' blueprint fails to adequately protect salmon and spotted owls.

· Judge rejects state logging plan

The Seattle Times, Sept. 28, 2005; A controversial plan to increase logging in state-owned forests was dealt a defeat yesterday by a King County Superior Court judge, who ruled that the state Department of Natural Resources didn't properly evaluate the impact on spotted owls and threatened salmon, and didn't amply consider less-intrusive logging practices.

· Judge Rejects State Plan For Increased Logging On Trust Lands

KOMO, September 28, 2005; A King County Superior Court judge has set aside the state Board of Natural Resources' new 10-year plan for increased logging in Western Washington state forests, saying the panel did not adequately consider the environmental impact.

· Judge rejects timber plan

The Olympian, September 28, 2005; A plan to boost state timber harvests by 30 percent during the next decade was rejected Tuesday by a King County Superior Court judge.