News Talk KIT » washington state department of natural resources http://newstalkkit.com Sat, 25 May 2013 07:00:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 DNR Reports Concluded Welding Sparks Was The Cause of Taylor Bridge Fire http://newstalkkit.com/dnr-reports-concluded-welding-sparks-was-the-cause-of-taylor-bridge-fire/ http://newstalkkit.com/dnr-reports-concluded-welding-sparks-was-the-cause-of-taylor-bridge-fire/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:03:35 +0000 Associated Press http://newstalkkit.com/?p=198388 OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Department of Natural Resources has concluded that an August wildfire that caused $11 million damage was caused by sparks from welding or cutting work on a bridge southeast of Cle Elum

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/more-taylor-bridge-fire-victims-suing-construction-companies/feed/ 0 kima Road closure in Ahtanum State Forest extended through November 30 http://newstalkkit.com/road-closure-in-ahtanum-state-forest-extended-through-november-30/ http://newstalkkit.com/road-closure-in-ahtanum-state-forest-extended-through-november-30/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:26:57 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=186354 OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has extended a road closure due to a timber harvest and chipping operation in the Ahtanum State Forest, 30 miles west of Yakima

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/wildfires-still-effecting-much-of-washington-state/feed/ 0 kit Firefighters Busy Containing Northwest Wildfires http://newstalkkit.com/firefighters-busy-containing-northwest-wildfires/ http://newstalkkit.com/firefighters-busy-containing-northwest-wildfires/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:40:25 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=175208 YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters have fully contained a wildfire that burned across a square mile near Ellensburg.

The fire was reported at about midnight Wednesday and blackened an estimated 700 acres before firefighters contained it Thursday

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/firefighters-busy-containing-northwest-wildfires/feed/ 0 13,500 Marijuana Plants Seized in Kittitas County http://newstalkkit.com/13500-marijuana-plants-seized-in-kittitas-county/ http://newstalkkit.com/13500-marijuana-plants-seized-in-kittitas-county/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:55:18 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=173084 Sheriff Gene Dana showcased his newest military surplus vehicle Tuesday during a Marijuana Eradication Operation in Manastash Canyon which yielded over 13,500 plants.

Sheriff Dana voiced satisfaction in stating that "this operation, the largest single grow in Kit

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/13500-marijuana-plants-seized-in-kittitas-county/feed/ 0 getty images Wildfire Danger Still High in Central Washington http://newstalkkit.com/wildfire-danger-still-high-in-central-washington/ http://newstalkkit.com/wildfire-danger-still-high-in-central-washington/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:40:26 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=170896 The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has closed the Ahtanum Meadows, Ahtanum Campground, and Whites Ridge Trailhead to assist with fire suppression efforts with the Diamond Butte fire

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/wildfire-danger-still-high-in-central-washington/feed/ 0 kima Hot, Dry Weather Gives Yakima Valley Thunderstorms and Fires http://newstalkkit.com/hot-dry-weather-gives-yakima-valley-thunderstorms-and-fires/ http://newstalkkit.com/hot-dry-weather-gives-yakima-valley-thunderstorms-and-fires/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:35:52 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=155861 Despite the cold and wet start to summer, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is warning that hot, dry weather and the threat of thunderstorms have brought on Washington’s fire season. In 2011, 90 percent of fires were human-caused. Much of E

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