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December 3, 2025

Washington forest groups sue over bigger riparian buffers

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From the Capital Press

Washington timberland owners are suing three state agencies to overturn a rule that will prohibit logging within 75 feet of streams without fish in Western Washington. The rule will take 200,000 acres of timberland out of production, according to the Washington Forest Protection Association and Washington Farm Forestry Association. Read the rest of the article here.