OLYMPIA — Washington’s Department of Natural Resources invites the public to review the new draft Aquatic Lands Habitat Conservation Plan. Over the next 50 years, the plan is designed to guide DNR in better ways to protect at-risk native aquatic species on 2.6 million acres of state-owned lands under marine and fresh waters of the state. DNR manages these lands as a public trust for all Washingtonians.
“This document formalizes the agency’s efforts to conserve and enhance these lands,” Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark said in a news release. “It provides a stable framework grounded...
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