Forest board's decision another hit to timber reliant communities

Forest board's decision another hit to timber reliant communities

This is a guest editorial written by Joel McEntire, a Wahkiakum County resident and Washington State House Representative for the 19th legislative district. The Washington Forest Practices Board’s recent approval of the rule requiring buffers along streams is another devastating hit to Washington’s rural timber-reliant counties and one they cannot afford. It is an insult to our communities, their...