Jan14

"BUFFER BILL MANDATE" TO BE HEARD JANUARY 19TH

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Legislation advanced by Gov. Jay Inslee and Washington tribes calls for mandatory riparian buffers, with $10,000-a-day fines for landowners who don’t plant trees along creeks and rivers crossing their property.  The intent of this legislation is to improve salmon habitat.  The House bill which will be heard next week, directs the State Department of Fish and Wildlife to set and enforce “riparian management zones.” The bill will remove thousands of acres from production, costing family farms and all public and private land owners millions to manage.

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Friday, 14 January 2022