Washington Department of Natural Resources
West of the Cascade Mountains HCP
This multi-species agreement has a 70- to 100-year term for 1.14 million acres of industrial timber lands managed by the state. Unstable slopes, wetlands, and riparian areas are protected, and existing roads are managed to reduce impacts on salmon habitats and restore watershed functions. Thinning of riparian areas will be done only when it can restore old forest conditions believed optimum for watershed function and salmon habitat. The innovative details of riparian thinning were developed in 2001 – 2005. The HCP was signed in January 1997, and NOAA Fisheries Service issued the incidental take permit in June 1999.
The habitat conservation plan and associated documents are very
large files. Please e-mail to request a CD of these documents.
Include your name and full mailing address.
