I think it's important to remember how DNR is set up: WA State Constitution set DNR up to manage timber sales with proceeds going directly to funding schools. But DNR is no longer harvesting like they were in the 60's and schools are SO much bigger today than 50 years ago. Having the two tied together pits them against a common good. DNR manages for a bottom dollar, not for the environmental good. It's not their fault, it's their fiduciary responsibility to do so. We just need to change this.

Fire crews cannot access the areas needed with equipment/trucks. The Sustainable Roads Strategy looked at Mt Baker -Snoqualmie specifically where there is only funding to maintain 25% of existing roads. The USDA’s decision was to decommission 75% of all roads despite these being used for firefighting access. Go to a public meeting, firefighting access or lack thereof takes up the first half every time.

We have not been control burning the forests. On May 10, 2022 Hilary Franz, WA Commissioner of Pubic Lands, just restarted the control burn program after being shut down for the past 18 years. DNR stopped these burns in attempt to comply with the Clean Air Act.

Agree 1000% but these are not done with the same frequency as even 10 years ago let alone 20 years ago. No one trims ladder fuels. Logging of dead trees is no longer allowed. No one clears the FS roads that serve as access and fire breaks.

How about we just manage the existing forests that way when they do burn it's not years of unburned fuel and dead trees. This would be a great start...