A few years ago, the Department of Natural Resources and Results WA stopped listing progress made on cleaning up forests and making them less prone to fires.
State officials say the closure applies to DNR-managed state lands conservation areas, community forests and any associated roads, trails, campgrounds, recreational sites or recreational facilities.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is lifting the ban on outdoor burning on DNR-protected lands in western Washington.
The DNR said in a news release Monday the ban would be lifted just after midnight Tuesday due to fall weather conditions...
The Washington State Department of Transportation is working closely with the Department of Natural Resources on the fire precaution level affecting construction on I-90 east of Snoqualmie Pass.
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...