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.

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 ...

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 ...

DNR Commissioner Upthegrove spotlighted need for visible advocacy. LGBTQ+ Washingtonians joined state officials Wednesday in raising the Pride flag outside the state Capitol building in Olympia.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Natural Resources enacted a statewide burn ban that began at 1 p.m. Wednesday as hot, dry weather conditions increase wildfire dangers. The ...

Washington state lawmakers also reduced DNR's wildfire prevention fund from the previously promised $125 million per biennium to $60 million for the next two years.

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 ...