Belcher, the first woman to serve as Washington state’s public lands commissioner, died in 2022 at age 78. Belcher led the state Department of Natural Resources from 1993 to 2001.

The proposal will be considered Nov. 16.

House Bill 2003, proposed by Rep. April Connors, R-Kennewick, aims to encourage the leasing of lands owned by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to develop affordable housing ...

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is actively responding to the Second Creek Fire, located nearly eight miles north of Leavenworth. The fire, initially reported at 55 acres, has ...

The state DNR was asked to map the WUI in Washington State for the purpose of building code adoptions and the map uses federal definitions to define what land is in the WUI.

Administered by Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources manages more than 5.6 million acres of state-owned forest, range, commercial ...

Demolition of the Irving Newhouse Building on the campus of the Washington state Capitol in 2023. A new building is going up on the site and an effort is underway to ensure the new building has ...

Tribal rights. The draft plan also foregrounds the need for DNR to better manage outdoor recreation impacts on tribes in Washington. The state’s tribal governments have become increasingly vocal ...

Belcher, the first woman to serve as Washington state’s public lands commissioner, died in 2022 at age 78. Belcher led the state Department of Natural Resources from 1993 to 2001.