Forestry services and information
Forestry help for landowners
Forestry grants
Apply for grant funding for projects that conserve the forest land base and forestry in King County, WA by strengthening infrastructure for forestry, promoting forest products-based businesses and adding to the diversity and self-sufficiency of local economies-- or for native tree plantings and improvements to forest habitat.
Forestry financial incentive programs
Learn how to reduce taxes when keeping private lands in forestry use and how to buy and sell rights to develop for permanent preservation of private forestlands.
Forest fire safety
Learn about forest fire prevention, fire-safe landscaping techniques and how to plan out your safe response to a fire.
Forestry education and outreach
View educational materials or request a forestry expert to speak at your event.
Forest practices
Read the governing codes, learn best practices and find out how to get permits for forestry activities.
Forestry breakout session results, 2005 King County Climate Change Conference
Review a summary report describing anticipated affects of global warming on forestry in Washington State with proposed adaptation strategies. Also, look up the forestry session agenda, presentations, speaker credentials and biographies.
Forestry, WSU King County Cooperative Extension (external link)
Find educational and forest management programs for private forest landowners, courtesy of WSU/King County Cooperative Extension.
Forest stewardship/management planning
Learn how to achieve benefits to forestry operations while meeting regulations designed to protect our environment.
Critical Areas Ordinance sheet: forest management plans (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
Policies and procedures outlining King County's official, standard format for plans required as part of King County incentive programs or required before a building permit is issued for a property in the forest zone.
Farm and forest report, 1996
Strategies for preserving working farms and forests in rural King County to promote health and stability of the regional economy.
Fertilizing forests with biosolids
Biosolids are the nutrient-rich, composted solids extracted during wastewater treatment. This page summarizes the benefits of biosolids as fertilizer in forestry applications, describes how biosolids are applied to forests, and provides info about environmental safeguards, stream monitoring, and opportunities for public comment.
King County working resource lands
Look up forests and farms protected by King County, Washington as working resource lands and providing public benefits such as reducing river flooding, protecting water quality, providing open space, and offering passive recreation experiences . The natural lands site provides pictures, location maps and rules for public use.
This page is provided primarily by the King County forestry program, which promotes long-term retention and management of healthy forestlands for the benefit of forest property owners and all county residents. The forestry program also:
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