OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 18 -- The Washington State Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Six-month Pause will Develop Criteria for Conserving Older, Structurally Complex Forests * * * In his first action as Commissioner of Public Lands, newly-inaugurated Dave Upthegrove announced today an approximately six-month pause on Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) timber harvests in certain structurally complex mature forests. During   more