*Deadline for comments: 5PM on Thursday, March 9th. Below are two links to download template language, with instructions on where to e-mail your comments.
Sustainable Harvest Calculation DIES Comment Draft Individual Letter
Individual Support Letter for Conservation Alternative for Marbled Murrelet
A coalition of Peninsula and WA state conservation groups has been working on marbled murrelet conservation for 3 decades – and it has come down to the next few days on two important policies. The State has finally released its Long Term Conservation Strategy and its DEIS analysis. Related and paired to this strategy is the Sustainable Harvest Calculation, a decadal limit for cutting timber on state public lands, and its DEIS. Both will likely significantly contribute to the extirpation of the species.
The two “asks”, which must be submitted separately to DNR:
- Marbled Murrelet Long Term Conservation Strategy DEIS comment instructions are specific and found about a third of the way down on this page: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/mmltcsThe Ask: Issue a revised / supplemental DEIS on the Long Term Conservation Strategy considering “The Conservation Alternative” that we are proposing; ask the Commissioner of Public Lands to convene a Task Force that will study and make recommendations on alternative, sustainable, sources of funding for timber counties (trustees) and communities for essential services (school, fire, emergency, health/hospital funding);
- Sustainable Harvest Calculation DEIS comment instructions are specific and also are found about a third of the way down on this page: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/shc.The Ask: Issue a revised / supplemental DEIS on the Sustainable Harvest Calculation that implements the “The Conservation Alternative”; and ask the Commissioner of Public Lands to convene a Task Force that will study and make recommendations on alternative, sustainable, sources of funding for timber counties (trustees) and communities or essential services (school, fire, emergency, health/hospital funding).
RESOURCES:
- Dr Kara Whitaker gave a webinar on The Conservation Alternative if you would like to see it here.
- SHC Talking Points for public meetings 1_11_2017 (1) (1)
- 1-24-17 Conservation Alternatives Summary (1)
- Murrelet-Resolution-as-passed
- http://olympicforest.org/