Over 675 individuals and organizations, representing thousands of foresters, farmers, landowners, businesses, civic leaders, elected officials, forestry workers, and citizens across Washington, signed the letter urging state officials to reject the proposed Type Np rule.
[Partial list of signers, as of Nov. 7, 2025]
Dear Governor Ferguson and Directors Nguyen, Sandison, Sixkiller, Susewind, and Commissioner Upthegrove:
We represent counties, farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, businesses, workers, rural community leaders, and citizens across Washington. While we support the long-standing Adaptive Management framework, which ensures forest practice rules are based on sound science and fair process, we are united in our concern over the Type Np buffer rule scheduled for consideration by the Forest Practices Board at its November 12th meeting. As currently proposed, this rule would remove more than 200,000 acres of private working forest from production, impose billions of dollars in economic losses, and undermine the livelihoods of rural communities—without demonstrating measurable improvements to salmon recovery or water quality. The proposed rule is inequitable, unsustainable, and contrary to the collaborative spirit of forest policy known as the “Washington Way.”
As currently proposed, this rule would:
- Remove more than 200,000 acres of private working forest, resulting in $5–8 billion impact on distressed rural economies.
- Reduce revenues for schools, fire districts, hospitals, and rural roads.
- Threaten mill closures and union jobs by shrinking the timber supply.
- Set a costly precedent for agriculture, undermining voluntary watershed-based approaches.
- Reject a lower-cost Adaptive Management alternative, undermining fairness and transparency.
- Accelerate conversion of working forests to development, weakening rural economies, and reducing habitat.
Washington’s Forests & Fish Law already provides strong protections for Np streams. Public hearings showed overwhelming opposition to this rule.
This broad coalition urges decision-makers to reject the current Type Np buffer proposal and return to a transparent, science-driven, and collaborative process that protects fish and water quality while sustaining Washington’s working forests, jobs, and rural communities.
Regards,
American Forest Resource Council
Travis Joseph
President/CEO
Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers Union (AWPPW)
Joshua Estes
Policy Advisor & Lobbyist
Forest Resources Association
Lindsay Warness
Western Region Manager
Northwest Pulp & Paper Association
Jackie White
Director of Regulatory & Technical Affairs
Olympic Chapter Washington Farm Forestry Association
Richard J. Alescio
President
Bainbridge Island
Pacific County Farm Forestry
Norris Petit
Forest Landowner
South Bend
Pacific County Farm Forestry Association
Nick J. Somero
President & Forest Landowner
Raymond
Panhandle 4H Association
Tom Carter
Timberland Manager & Forester
Elma
Save Family Farming
Ben Tindall
Executive Director
Treated Wood Council
Jeffrey T. Miller
President & Executive Director
Washington, D.C.
Washington Association of Wheat Growers
Michelle Hennings
Executive Director
Washington Cattlemen’s Association
Chelsea Hajny
Executive Vice President
Washington Contract Loggers Association
Jerry Bonagofsky
President/CEO
Washington Farm Bureau
Caleb Gwerder
Governmental Affairs Director
Washington Farm Forestry Association
Elaine Oneil, PhD
Executive Director
Tenino
Washington Forest Protection Association
Cindy Mitchell
Chief Financial Officer
Washington Hardwoods Commission
David Sweitzer
Executive Director
Washington State Tree Fruit Association
Jon DeVaney
President
Washington State Water Resources Association
John Stuhlmiller
Executive Director
Western Wood Preservers Institute
Ryan Pessah
Director of Government Affairs
Worker and Farmer Labor Association
Scott Dilley
Public Affairs Director
Yakima Klickitat Farm Association
Mark Herke
President
Alan Warnes
Electrician, Sierra Pacific Industries
Alicia Fox
Forest Management Business Owner, Tree Management Plus Inc.
Toledo
Allen Staringer
50-Year Professional Forester, Washington Foresters
Stanwood
Andrea Brown
LLC Partner, MBCJ Family Farm
Castle Rock
Andrew W Gasow
Log Buyer, Port Angeles Hardwood
Andy Postlewait
Business Owner, NW Timber Cutting
Ann Rivers
Washington State Director of Government Affairs, Hampton Lumber
Barry Swanson
Business Owner, Barry Swanson Trucking
Forks
Ben Carlsen
Forester, Forest Management Solutions LLC
Lake Tapps
Bennett Bull
Managing Forester, Tree Management Plus Inc.
Toledo
Beverly Bein
Landowner, Nelson Tree Farm
Winlock
Bill Hermann
Forest Landowner, Hermann Family Limited Partnership
Blair Stadin
Owner, Precision Forestry Inc
Branden Sirguy
Chief Forester, Ring Family LP
Brendan VanderVelde
Forest Landowner, Hemphill O’Neill Company
Chehalis
Brian and Marilyn Sheldon
Farm Owner/Operator, Northern Oyster Company
Brian R. Sweeney
Hardwood Log Procurement, Pacific Rim Topwoods
Concrete
Bryan Huber
Forest Operations Manager, Merrill & Ring Inc.
Port Angeles
Camden Bull
Forestry Operator, Tree Management Plus Inc.
Chehalis
Cesar Carrion Guidotti
Forester, Continental Farm and Forest
Shelton
Chad Hiett
Forester, Bloedel Timberlands Development Inc
Charle Coddington
Owner, Foster Creek Tree Farm
Curtis
Cinthia Marie Reece
Tree Farm Owner, Pilchuck Tree Farm
Colton Steagall
Forester, Bell Timber
Bellingham
Cory Dukes
Director, Forest Management, Timberland Investment Resources
Curtis Jefferson Marthaller
Fiber Buyer, Port Townsend Paper Co., LLC
Longview
Daisuke Sakuma
District Forest Manger, Sierra Pacific Industries
Mount Vernon
Daniel B. Hanson
Owner & Manager, Willapa Bay Timber Co.
Raymond
Darrell J. Saxton
Saxton Family Timber Farm and Sanctuary, LLC
Adna
Dan & Helena James
Small Tree Farm Owners, Dan James Logging
Lilliwaup
Daniel W. Cress
Forest Geneticist & Forest Landowner, Regenetics Forest Genetics
Seattle
Daniel B. Hanson
Owner, Hanson Family Tree Farm
Partner/Manager, Willapa Bay Timber
Raymond
Daniel Mongenel
Co-Manager, Nowogroski Treem Farm
David Hartman
Farmer & Forest Landowner, Wellness Paradise Farm
Graham
David Janicki
Owner, Janicki Logging
David E. Roberts
Landowner, Roberts Tree Farm
Chehalis
David Townsend
Forest Landowner, Coburg Tree Farm
2023 Washington & 2024 National Outstanding Tree Farm of the Year
Seattle
Dean Lofthus
General Manager, Fruit Growers Timberlands Washington, LLC
Dennis Wedam
Co-Owner, Norris LLC
Vancouver
Derrick Taylor
Forest Landowner, Tribecca LLC
Dick Hopkins
Partner, Hopkins Forestry
Mineral
Donald B Kennedy
Forest Landowner, Kennedy-Jones, LLC
Douglas P. Stinson
Forester, Cowlitz Ridge Tree Farm, LLC
Toledo
Edmund T. Orcutt
Forester & Business Owner, Cascade Forest Management
Kalama
Eli Gold
Forester, Roots Forestry Consulting
Kirkland
Elmer Laulainen
Forest Landowner, Lewis County Farm Forestry
Winlock
Emma Taylor
Forest Landowner, Tribecca LLC
Centralia
Eric Haller
Owner/Forester, NW LOG-Istics, LLC
Port Angeles
Eric Schallon
Director of Real Assets Sales, Green Diamond Resource Company
Fransisca VanderMeulen
Dairy Farm Owner, Veldhuis Dairy
Fridtjof Fremstad
Forester, Nuveen Natural Capital
Gareth Waugh
Forester, Port Blakely
Olympia
George Nelson
President & General Manager, Nelson Tree Farm
Winlock
Grant J. Munro
Munro LLC
Port Angeles
Greg McCarry
President & Owner, Westerra Homes LLC
Sequim
Heather Hansen
Partner, Hansen Family Tree Farm
Howard S. Wilson
Forest Landowner, Wilson Tree Farm
Montesano
Jake Hoffberg
CEO, Regenerative Industrial
Tacoma
James VanDyk
Business Owner, Vandyk & Son Logging, Inc
Deming
Jamie Nowogroski
Owner, Nowogroski Treem Farm
Jan Elizabeth Vollmer
Small Forest Landowner, Hollowarrow Farm
Deming
Jason Abston
President, Abston Henricksen Land & Timber Co
Eatonville
Jason Dunsmoor, P.E.
Forest Landowner, Pigeon Point Tree Farm
Jason C. Mack
Inventory Forester, Nuveen Natural Capital
Jason Spadaro
President, Noble Forest Company
White Salmon
Jeff McGinley
Forest Landowner, Pacific Forest Management
Forks
Jennifer Colvin
Owner, Colvin Ranch
Tenino
Jenny Knoth, PhD (forest ecology)
Forester, PNK Consulting LLC
Olympia
Jeremy Martin
Western Hardwood Procurement Director, Northwest Hardwoods
Centralia
Jerrie L. Eaton
Forester & Forest Landowner, Eaton Tree Farms
Elma
Jerry Van Dellen
Manager, Vandellen Farms LLC
Everson
Jill Carter
Business Owner, Olympic Timber & Excavation LLC
Elma
Jill M. Gravatt
Landowner, Maui Sunset LLC
Jim Hillery & Family
Retired Forester & Family Forest Landowner, Hillery Family Forest
Pacific County
Jim Fay
Business Owner, Puget Sound Tree Care LLC
Jim Hanna
Forest Landowner, Fargher Tree Farm
Brush Prairie
Jim Murphy
President, Timber Services Inc.
Forester & Landowner
Chehalis
Joel Dryden
Tree Farm Manager & Forester, Pilchuck Tree Farm (Pacific Denkmann Company)
Stanwood
Joel Wilhelm
Forester, Fruit Growers Timberlands Washington, LLC
Forks
John Gold
Small Forest Landowner & Professional Forester, Lily Holdings, LLC
John Henrikson
Forest Landowner, Wild Thyme Farm
Oakville
Jonathan Timothy Taylor
Forest Landowner, Tribecca LLC
Centralia
Joseph F. Murray
Forester, JMurray Forestry LLC
Joyce M. Hare
Landowner, Hare’s Heirs LLC
Keith Townsend
Landowner, Coburg Tree Farm
2023 Washington & 2024 National Outstanding Tree Farm of the Year
Kurt Underwood
Family Forest Landowner, Underwood Ranch
(3rd generation of sustainable forest management practices)
Colville
Kyle Jones
Wire Rope & Rigging Sales, Woods Logging Supply
Longview
Lance Lootens
President, Gradeworks, Inc.
Ferndale
Laura Ashley & Abigail Sams
Business Owners, North Olympic Craftsman
Port Angeles
Linda A Peterson
Owner, Peterson Forest Enterprises LLC
Forks
Lissy Andros
Executive Director, Forks Chamber of Commerce
Forks
Lloyd Pursley
Forest Landowner, Pursley Family Tree Farm LLC
Marilyn Pursley
Forest Landowner, Pursley Family Tree Farm LLC
Winlock
Mark Burrowes
Forester & Business Owner, Burrowes Consulting
Martin E. Wicklund
Owner, Sound Forest Management LLC
Tenino
Mary Catherine McAleer
Public Affairs Manager, Weyerhaeuser
Matthew Grund
General Manager, Roots Forestry Consulting
Mount Vernon
Matthew S. Kmon
Forest Landowner & Business Owner, Black Cow Timber
Pe Ell
Maureen Pfaff
Business Owner, Olympic Peninsula Title
Port Angeles
Michelle L. Taylor
Forest Landowner, Tribecca LLC
Centralia
Mike Mackelwich
Director, Operations, Rayonier
Mike Warjone
President, Port Blakely
Olympia
Neal Daulton
Burlington District Forester, Sierra Pacific Industries
Nicole Kimzey
Chief Operating Officer, Merrill & Ring Inc
Port Angeles
Norene Wedam
Co-Owner, Norris LLC
Vancouver
Orville Mowry
Conscientous Land Steward, Over Time Timber Company
Paige & Ty Pearson
Business Owners, Nicholas Worly Trucking
Forks
Pat Tagman
CFO, Willis Enterprises, Inc.
Montsano
Paul Buckland, CF
Forest Resource Manager, Inland Empire Paper Company
Paul Kester
Landowner, Spring Creek Timber
Snohomish
Paula Hopkins
Partner, Washington Farm Forestry Association (WFFA) & Hopkins Forestry (HF)
Mineral
Richard L. Atkins
Forest Landowner, Atkins Tree Farms LLC
Richard Nelson
Business Owner, Millwood Timber, Inc.
Federal Way
Richard Pine
President, O’Neill Pine Company
Rick Dunning
Owner, Riverick Tree Farm
Past Executive Director Washington Farm Forestry Assoc. 2003-2013
Yacolt
Rick Remington
Cascade Excavating Ent. Int.
Sedro-Woolley
Riley Fogarty
VP Operations, Merrill & Ring Forest Products LP
Port Angeles
Robert Haner
Owner, Haner Road Construction
Wickersham (Sedro-Woolley)
Robert Obedzinski
Forester & Landowner, Silviculture Solutions LLC
Robert Stewart
Forest Farmer, Forest Friendly
Olympia
Roy Bever
Forester, Bloedel Timberlands Development Inc
Sage Harlin
Sales, Woods Logging Supply
Longview
Sheena Barfield Wilson
Owner, Wilson Tree Farm
Montesano
Sherry Hull
Accountant, Merrill & Ring Inc
Port Angeles
Stanley O. Peterson
Owner, Peterson Forest Enterprises LLC
Forks
Susan M. Hanser
Forest Landowner, Atkins Tree Farms LLC
Anacortes
Ted Atkins
Citizen, Atkins Tree Farms LLC
Teresa Mae Olsen
Forest Landowner, Ida May Long Tree Farm
Tim Sheldon
Former State Legislator & Forest Landowner, Sheldon Properties Tree Farm
Potlach
Todd Nylund
Landowner, SJN + LLC
Hockinson
Tom Atkins
Forest Landowner, Atkins Tree Farms LLC
Thomas R. Fox
Forest Landowner, Tagshinny Tree Farm
Ethel
Thomas Hull
Merrill & Ring Inc.
Port Angeles
Tom James
President, Hama Hama Company
Tony R. Miller
Operations Manager, Theoe Family Tree Farm
South Bend
Tony Romberg
Forest Landowner
Owner, Premium Shingle LLC
Beaver
Travis Taylor
Forest Landowner & Forester, Tribecca LLC
Tysen Richardson
Forest Engineer, Weyerhauser
Aberdeen
Virginia Pearsall
Forest Landowner, Pearsall Resources LLC
McCleary
Will Miller
Business Owner, Miller Forestry Company
Marysville
Aaron Goodman
Forester
Olympia
Adam Ellsworth
Log Procurement Manager
Adam Enfield
Business Owner
Alan Brunstad
Forester
Lacey
Alan Kycek
Forester
Amanda Suslick
Forest Landowner
Forks
Ami Miller
Forest Landowner
Amy Bennett
Forest Landowner & Registered Nurse
Amy Gates
Citizen
Forks
Amy Himmelberger
Realtor
Sequim
Andrea Dryden
Citizen
Mount Vernon
Andrew Gorbett
Forester
Forks
Andrew Holmes
Business Owner
Andy Caneday, LEG
Licensed Engineering Geologist
Anjolene Ngari
Collaborative Forestry Manager
Ann Hardy
Citizen
Ann Stinson
Landowner
Toledo
Anna Marie Mair
Business Owner
Anne McNelly
Tree Farm Owner
Annette Thomson Wendel
Citizen
Port Angeles
Arie M. Callaghan
Landowner
Elma
Arthur D. Headley
Forest Landowner
Mead
Arthur Hammond Watson
3rd Generation Small Forestland Owner
Mount Vernon
Ashley Jones
Landowner
Sequim
Audrey Tarr
Forest Landowner
Castle Rock
B. Bruce Bare
Dean & Professor Emeritus, UW Seattle, Forest Resources
Seattle
Barbara Joan Gronseth
Citizen
Barbara Swanson
Citizen
Barbara Woo
Landowner
Beverly Loushin
Landowner
Beverly Smith
Citizen
Bobby Creech
Citizen
Yelm
Bonnie Lou Cozby
Business Owner
Ocean Park
Brandi Huber
Forest Landowner
Brandon DiCicco
Realtor
Brandon Michael Rogers Sr.
Citizen
Brian Alan Carbaugh
Forester
Cosmopolis
Brian Hatfield
Former State Senator, 19th Leg. Dist.
Former State Representative, 19th Leg. Dist.
Raymond
Brian Nichols
Skamania County Commissioner
Brianne Moores
Business Owner
Sequim
Brody Broker
Business Owner
Bruce Alber
Certified Forester
Kent
Bruce K. Beckett
Forester
Bryan Myrick
Small Business Owner
Bothell
Bud Swegle
Forest Landowner
C. McKay
Forest Landowner
Carin Hirsch
Citizen
Forks
Carl and Dinni Fabiani
Timberland Owners
Wilkeson
Carl Mattson
Landowner
Carlyn Beebe
Business Owner
Forks
Carol and Stan Lucas
Tree Farm Landowner
Woodinville
Cary Dykstra
Citizen
Casey Lee Williams
Citizen
Port Angeles
Catherine Cote
Citizen
Sequim
Cathryn Baker
Small Forest Landowner
Cathy Reiner Godwin
Forest Landowner
Seattle
Catrina Taylor
Forest Landowner
Pacific County
Cely Alhaddad
Landowner
Sequim
Chad Bechtold
Citizen
Forks
Chad Dahlgren
Forester
Forks
Charlie Lee Cozby
Citizen
Ocean Park
Chelsea O’Shea
Administrative Manager
Cheryl D Kocher
Small Forest Landowner
Lacey
Cheryl DePew
Citizen
Forks
Chris Dryden
Citizen
Lynden
Chris Fosse
Forest Landowner
Christa L Baker
Citizen
Forks
Christi Denise Peterson
Citizen
Forks
Chuck Holland
Forest Landowner
Snohomish County
Chuck Lorenz
Forester
Cindy Ann Weiberg
Forest Landowner
Raymond
Cindy Miles
Landowner
Elma
Cindy Schrader
Citizen
Forks
Claire Hanser
Citizen
Everett
Clarence Glover
Business Owner
Sequim
Clifford Brown
PRA Board Member
Colleen McAleer
Citizen
Colton Anton Raben
Citizen
Forks
Corey Pearson
Citizen
Forks
Corrine E. DeJong
Business Owner
Lynden
Dale Henningsgaard
Retired Forester & Timberland Owner
Snohomish
Damian Reid
Forest Landowner
Dan Bruner
Consulting Forester
Buckley
Dan Howard
Business Owner
Daniel Clark
Professional Forest Engineer
Kalama
Darel E. Maxfield Jr.
Landowner
Beaver
Darin Cramer
Forest Policy Director, Washington Forest Protection Association
Olympia
Dave Chamberlain
Small Forest Landowner
David Beaubier
Citizen
David G Cole
Citizen
David Clark
Citizen
Forks
David Michael Filla
Forest Landowner
David Gilles
Citizen
David Ingebright
Forest Landowner
David Kangas
Forest Landowner
Battle Ground
David Litowitz
Forest Landowner
David New
Forest Landowner
Bellingham
David W Norton
Citizen
Montesano
David W Robbins
Forest Landowner
David E. Roberts
Natural Resources Professional
West Coast Forestry
David Tarr
Forest Landowner
De Ann Horton
Forest Landowner
Dean Van Vleet
Forest Landowner
Debbie Aust
Forest Landowner
Raymond
Debbie Bannish
Forest Landowner
Raymond
Debra D. Davis
Citizen
Shoreline
Debra Johnson
Citizen
Yelm
Deloa Dalby
Citizen
Dennis Byrne
Citizen
Dennis Martin
Landowner
Elma
Dennis McClure
Retired Woods Manager
Olympia
Deo Fisher
Forest Landowner
Trout Lake
Derrick Beebe
Business Owner
Devennie Anderson
Business Owner
Forks
Dezri Dean
Citizen
Shelton
Diana Norris
Forest Landowner
Diana Reaume
Forest Landowner
Beaver
Diane Younge-Barnes
Landowner
Toledo
Don Stein
Forest Landowner
Don Walter Gores
Citizen
Port Angeles
Donna Abbott
Citizen
Copalis Crossing
Donna Horton
Citizen
Donna Loucks
Forest Landowner
Centralia
Dora Maxfield
Owner
Beaver
Douglas S Gross
Landowner
Carson
Douglas Lancaster
Retired Forester
Doyal Teel
Business Owner
Earl Lang
Realtor & Real Estate Photographer
Sequim
Edward Morris
Whatcom County
Ed Westergreen
Forest Landowner
Sumas
Eileen Keller
Forest Owner
South Bend
Elizabeth Brown
Citizen
Elizabeth M. Perry
Forest Landowner
Montesano
Emily Conklin
Forester
Sedro-Woolley
Eric Bernard
Family Forest Owner
Winlock
Eric Dietz
Citizen
Eric Henry Berger
Citizen
Vancouver
Eric Jacoby
Forester & Forest Landowner
Acme
Eric Lewis
Citizen
Sequim
Eric Onisko
City of Shelton Mayor
Shelton
Erich Studer
Forest Landowner
Carnation
Erin Maloney
Business Owner
Cinebar
Eryn Abrahams
Citizen
Forks
FaLeana Wech
Citizen
Francisco Bocanegra
Logger
Forks
Frank Harkness
Small Business Owner
Acme
Gary and Elaine Wirkkala
Forest Landowner
Naselle
Gary Eugene Wood
Forest Landowner
Centralia
Gary Jordan
Forest Landowner
Raymond
Gayle Lynn Clarke
Citizen
Forks
Gene Coakley
Citizen Landowner
Centralia
Gene Jones
Small Forest Landowner
Yacolt
Gerald Kolke
Citizen
Battle Ground
Glen Maxim
Retired Forester
Glenda Vreugdenhil
Farmer
Glenn Beach
Citizen
Gordon Iverson
Forester & Business Owner
Everson
Greg Dineen
Citizen
Wishkah Valley
Gregory S. Cole
Lewis County Fire District 6 Commissioner
Chehalis
Griffin Chamberlain
Citizen
Guy Ruble
Forest Landowner
Forks
Gwynn Wilkinson
Citizen
Issaquah
Haley Lang
Realtor
Sequim
Hannah Churchman
Citizen
Forks
Harold Cockrell
Forest Landowner
Harold Lewis Coleman
Forest Landowner
Chehalis
Harry O. Bhagwandin
Forest Landowner
Onalaska
Heather Calhoun
Citizen
Heather Lavin
Citizen
Seattle
Heidi Gaydeski
Citizen
Forks
Helen W. & Thomas R. Karl
Landowner
Hilary Norbisrath
Citizen
Holly Clark
Citizen
Forks
Irene Mauer
Citizen
Topeka
J.L. Smith
Citizen
Jack Dahlgren
Forester
Forks
Jack Jellison
Citizen
Jack Wilcox Ward
Former Member Washington Forest Practices Board
Forest Manager
Jacob Maxwell
Forester
Forks
Jacob Rondeau
Logger
Forks
Jacquelin Earley
Community Relations Professional
James A. Meany
Citizen
Oak Harbor
James D Hillery
Citizen
James Ireland
Forest Landowner
Clallam
James L. Gravatt
Forest Landowner
Jamie Mowry
Forest Landowner
Jane Schmitz
Citizen
Forks
Janet Gilda
Forest Landowner
Bellingham
Janice Broz
Citizen
Jarret Griesemer
Forester
Jed Dawson
Forest Landowner
Ferndale
Jeff Langer
Forest Landowner
Jennie Niemcziek
Forest Landowner
Raymond
Jennifer Taylor
Citizen
Yelm
Jeremy Walker
Citizen
Castle Rock
Jerrie and Sally Eaton
Forester & Forest Landowner
Jerry Bannish
Forest Landowner
Raymond
Jerry R. King
Landowner & Business Owner
Forks
Jessica Olson
Citizen
Forks
Jianli Zhang
Landowner
Forks
Jill Warne
Business Owner
Elma
Jillian Dahlgren
Citizen
Forks
Jim & Cathy Beerbower
5th Generation Forest Landowner
Elma
Jim Buck
Former State Lawmaker
Jo A. Stearns Snyder
Forest Landowner
Edgewood WA
Joe Huber
Forest Landowner
Pacific County
Joelle Miller
Citizen
Forks
John Durkin
Citizen
John F. Gorman
Citizen
Shelton
John Fletcher
Citizen
Forks
John P. McMahon
Former Member Washington Forest Practices Board
Normandy Park
John Trobaugh
Forester
Olympia
Jolene Faber
Citizen
Jon D. Wadkins
Farmer
Jon Matson
Forest Landowner
Jon Thatcher
Small Forest Landowner
Joseph Granger
Citizen
Joseph Helvey
Landowner
Joseph Monks
Engineer & Retired Log and Timber Manager
Seattle
Joseph Muller
Small Forest Landowner
Josh Johnson
Landowner
Josh Soske
Landowner
Clark County
Joshua Allen Broo
Citizen
Forks
Joyce Carpenter
Forest Landowner
Joyce Daman
Forest Landowner
Hoodsport
Joyce M Gaydeski
Business Owner
Judith H. Leraas Cook
Citizen
Edmonds
Judi Decker
Landowner
Forks
Julie Enfield
Business Owner
Julie K. Struck
City of South Bend Mayor
South Bend
Julie R. Swenson
Member, Washington Farm Forestry Association
Poulsbo
Julie Sedgwick
Forest Landowner
Julius Strid
Forest Landowner
Winlock
Justin Mellon
Citizen
Sequim
Karen Bernard
Family Forest Owner
Winlock
Karen Lanette Norman-Flint
Forest Landowner
Karlee Anderson
Business Owner
Forks
Kassidi Peterson
Business Owner
Forks
Kassy King
Citizen
Forks
Katelyn Maneval
Wildlife Biologist
Clallam Bay
Katelynn Louise Peterson
Citizen
Katelynn Wallerstedt
Citizen
Forks
Kathleen Coburn
Citizen
Forks
Kathleen Olson
Citizen
Kathryn Boyker
Forest Landowner
Poulsbo
Kathy Jacoby
Citizen
Kathy Strain
Forest Landowner
Castle Rock
Katie Bunney
Citizen
Katie O.
Citizen
Auburn
Kayley Bass
Citizen
Ken Duncan
Small Farm Owner
Mount Vernon
Ken Lentz
Small Forest Landowner
Chehalis
Ken Marr
Citizen
Ken Osborn
Forester & Small Forest Landowner
Mt. Vernon
Kendra James
Forest Landowner
Kenneth J Cole
Citizen
Sequim
Kenneth King
Small Landowner
Rochester
Kenneth Osborn
Forester & Landowner
Mount Vernon
Kerry C Morris
Citizen
Kevin Hoffberg
Citizen
Kevin P. Caskey
Citizen
Kevin Waters
Executive Director Skamania Economic Development Council
State Representative, 17th Leg. Dist.
Stevenson
Kirk VanGelder
Forest Landowner
Vancouver
Kray Horton
Citizen
Kyle Farmer
Citizen
Kyle McIntosh
Insurance Broker
Lance Cochran
Forester
Darrington
Lance M Maier
Landowner
Toledo
Larry Blackledge
Forest Landowner
Larry M McCulloch
Citizen
Larry Mason
Forest Landowner
Beaver
Laurel Black
Business Owner
Port Angeles
Laurie Randall
Forest Landowner
Leonardo Louie
Citizen
Redmond
Leslie Brady
Forest Landowner
Bothell
Leslie Honcoop
Citizen
Linda Mcnulty
Citizen
Forks
Linda Seaman
Forest Landowner
Ashford
Lindsey Wallerstedt
Forest Landowner
Forks
Lisa K. Pozzi
Citizen
Lisa Sutherby
Citizen
Liz Mason
Landowner
Beaver
Lois E Beck
Citizen
Olympia
Lolanda Thomas
Citizen
Lonnie Jay Schulz
Citizen
LoriLee L. Henke
Citizen
Forks
Lorna Hamilton
Landowner
Lorraine Cascio
Citizen
Lowell Thomas Murray lll
Former Member Washington Forest Practices Board
Former Timberland Owner
Lakewood
Lucas Helvey
Family Forest Landowner
Port Angeles
Lynn Moreno
Business Owner & Real Estate Agent
Port Angeles
Lynn Webb
Forest Landowner & Forester
Lynzee Jaksha
Citizen
Forks
Marc Beebe
Business Owner
Marcee Medgin
Self-Employed Citizen
Margaret Ellis
Forest Landowner
Gig Harbor
Marguerite A. Glover
Business Owner
Sequim
Marilyn Jordan
Forest Landowner
Raymond
Marisa Bass
Forester
Chehalis
Marjorie Berg
Citizen
Mount Vernon
Mark Engleman
Forest Landowner
Vancouver
Mark Hecker
Forest Landowner
Mark Hosford
Citizen
Mark Raben
Citizen
Forks
Mark Stremler
Whatcom County Councilman
Marvin Vreugdenhil
Farmer
Mary A Cole
Landowner
Chehalis
Mary Bogar
Citizen
Mary M. Cook
Citizen
Bothell
Mary Raben
Citizen
Forks
Mary Webster
Landowner
Chehalis
Mataya Disney
Citizen
Matt Doumit
Forester & Attorney
Lakewood
Matthew Miller
Forest Landowner
McKenna Ray
Citizen
Forks
Melissa Swegle
Citizen
Melvin Gildow
Citizen
Port Angeles
Merrill H Berger
Citizen
Longview
Mica Gold
Student, University of WA
Seattle
Michael G Peterson
Citizen
Forks
Michael Gaydeski
Landowner
Michael D Jackson
Forest Consultant
Michael Langer
Forest Landowner
Rochester
Michael March
Forest Manager
Snoqualmie
Michael McAleer
Citizen
Michael Peters
Forest Landowner
Michael Robert Lentz
Forest Landowner
Michael Swanson
Citizen
Michael Wayne Peterson
Citizen
Forks
Michael Williams
Citizen
Bremerton
Michael Woody
Forest Landowner
Yacolt
Michele Mallari
Member, Sequim Association of Realtors
Michelle Fox
Citizen
Michelle Ripley
Business Owner
Sequim
Dr. Mike Hamilton
Landowner & Business Owner
Mike Hoban
Landowner
Cle Elum
Mindy Doumit
Small Forest Landowner
Cathlamet
Mindy Geer
Public School Teacher
Mitchel Peterso
Business Owner
Forks
Mitzi Gimberg
Citizen
Morgan Gaydeski
Citizen
Forks
Myron Metcalf
Forester & Forest Landowner
Myrtle Siefken
Forest Landowner
Olympia
Nancy Riffle
Small Forest Landowner
Mount Vernon
Naomi Huggins
Citizen
Forks
Nathaniel Page
Forest Landowner
Neil Heeney
Citizen
West Richland
Nicole M. Simmons
Millwright
Nicole Reed
Business Owner
Sequim
Nicole Schmitz
Citizen
Norah Young
Forester
O’Hare Brady
Landowner
Pam Hosford
Citizen
Pamela Adele Caldwell
Citizen
Port Angeles
Patricia B. Case
Citizen
Union
Patricia J. Gwerder
Forest Landowner
Raymond
Patricia J. Itzen
Former Forest Landowner
Kent
Patrick D. Buller
Forest Landowner
Marblemount
Patrick Johnson
Landowner
Chehalis
Patrick Marolla
Forester
Paul E Thibodaux
Forest Landowner
Cle Elum
Paul Hofer
Forest Landowner
Paul Taylor
Forest Landowner
Pacific County
Paul Wagner
Professional Forester
Darrington
Paula Sandirk
Citizen
Napavine
Per Landsem
Forest Landowner
Yacolt
Peter A. Holmstedt
Forest Landowner
Peter G Dahlgren
Business Owner
Forks
Petra Johnson
Landowner
Sammamish
Randy Johnson
Clallam County Commissioner & Timberland Owner
Randy Lawffer
Forest Landowner
Amboy
Randy Person
Forest Landowner
Tumwater
Randy R. Bartelt
Citizen
Raymond H. Buker
Forest Landowner
Silverlake
Reed Wendel
Consultant Forester & Small Forest Landowner
Remington Becker
Citizen
Rian Peters
Citizen
Forks
Richard G. Shaffer
Forester
Lacey
Richard Whitmore
Retired Forester
Rick E Hanson
Forester
Kettle Falls
Robbie Johnson
Citizen
Burlington
Robert E Baker
Citizen
Forks
Robert J. Bass
Forester & Small Landowner
Robert J. Beamer
Retired Forest Engineer
Mount Vernon
Robert N Elmore
Forest Landowner
Robert Meier
Forester
Rob Farris
Skamania County Commissioner
Roderick Dirks
Business Owner
Sequim
Rodger Kenoyer
Forest Landowner
Darrington
Roger Almskaar
Retired County Planner
Roger McRea & Lori M. Keller
Forest Landowner
Bellevue
Ron & Julie Nyborg
Forest Landowners
Ron Collins
Retired, US Geological Survey
Tacoma
Ron Smith
Forester
Ron Warne Jr
Business Owner
Elma
Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt
President, Mount Baker School Board
Acme
Ruth Heft
Forest Landowner
Mount Vernon
Ryan McBride
Building Industry Employee
Sequim
Sandra Revesz
Forest Landowner
Ridgefield
Sandra Roubal
Forest Landowner
Sandra Tindall
Citizen
Sapphire Leons
Citizen
Forks
Sarah Haney
Citizen
Sarah Helvey
Citizen
Port Angeles
Sarah Sigler
Citizen
Savannah Etherton
Citizen
Chehalis
Scott Berken
Small Forest Landowner
Aberdeen
Scott Ripley
Business Owner
Sequim
Scott Walker
Citizen
Longview
Sean Norbisrath
Citizen
Sean Wood
Forest Landowner
Shannan Justus
Citizen
Forks
Shannon Beaubier
Citizen
Shannon Dahlgren
Citizen
Forks
Shannon Gaydeski
Citizen
Beaver
Shawn Aust
Landowner
Raymond
Shawn Dotson
Sawmill Worker
Shawna Sparrow
Citizen
Sheri M Hathaway
Citizen
Deming
Shilo Salsgiver
Citizen
Forks
Shirley Chinn
Citizen
Sonja Ping
Citizen
Staci Saunders
Forest Land Manager
Stephanie Elaine Kaufman
Log Scaler
Stephanie Gould
Citizen
Stephanie Harvey
Farm Owner
Steve Eshom
Forest Landowner
Port Orchard
Steve Frase
Forest Landowner
Onalaska
Steve Huber
Forest Landowner
Steven Bruce Jones
Citizen
Seattle
Steven Robert Lund
Citizen
Sue Romberg
Forest Landowner
Beaver
Sue Thorsen
Forest Landowner
Susan Rakes
Citizen
Roy
Susan Shotwell
Citizen
Bay Center
Susan Wright
Citizen
Castle Rock
Talea D. McNurlin
Landowner
Chehalis
Taylor Soha
Citizen
Forks
Teresa “Terri” Wood
Mortgage Loan Officer
Port Angeles
Teri Price
Realtor
Sequim
Terry Swanson
Forest Landowner
Winlock
Tevis Laspa
Forest Landowner
Ridgefield
Theresa Moore
Business Owner
Forks
Therese Marie Byrne
Citizen
Sequim
Thomas R. Fox
Forester/Landowner, Tree Management Plus Inc.
Toledo
Tom LaBissoniere
Citizen
Tom Westergreen
Family Forest Owner & Certified Forester
Sumas
Tom Wilson
Citizen
Raymond
Tonia Hoefner
Citizen
Torrey Johnson
Citizen
Olympia
Tracey A. Planinz
Forest Landowner
Naselle
Tracey Goddard
Citizen
Stanwood
Traci Hurn
Citizen
Forks
Trevor Martin Engeseth
Citizen
Beaver
Trish Cole
Business Owner
Sequim
Trisha Cobb
Citizen
Sequim
Troy Lundquist
Business Owner
Woodinville
Ty Koskela
Forest Landowner
Tyler Jorden Conkle
Independent Contractor
Tyler Ramey
Citizen
Longview
Valeria Barschaw
Citizen
Valerie Hines
Citizen
Vallard Benincosa
Forest Landowner
Victor P. Musselman
Forest Landowner
Olympia
Victoria Dunivin
Citizen
Longview
Virgil M Kocher
Small Forest Landowner
Lacey
Wade C. Boyd
Forest Landowner
Longview
Walter Dale Scott
Forest Landowner
Centralia
Walter Ernest Aust
Forest Landowner
Raymond
Wesley Owens
Log Scaler
Centralia
Wesley Romberg
Forest Landowner
William Forth
Forest Landowner & Farmer
Chehalis
William Kemp
Landowners
Newport
William Leavitt
Citizen
Aberdeen
William Pickell
Retired Professional Forester
Rural Hoquiam
William Stewart
Forest Landowner
William Turner
Forester
Olympia
Zach Gagnon
Fiber Manager
Chehalis
Zachary Bass
Forester
Zeke Hargett
Logger
Sedro-Woolley
Read published opposition from across Washington
“Stream setback plan violates ‘the Washington Way’,” The Chinook Observer
“WA’s stream buffer rule: Big economic impact, little environmental evidence,” The Cascadia Daily News
“WA should follow the science when it comes to waterway rules,” The Seattle Times
“Something is wrong with the Forest Practices Board rulemaking,” The Capital Press
“Trust lands under threat in Grays Harbor, Pacific, and Skamania counties,” The Aberdeen Daily World
“One reader’s view | Cowlitz County tree farm owner says proposed stream buffer will hurt business,” The Longview Daily News
Public comments overwhelming support a NO vote
- Over the summer, hundreds turned out at four in-person public hearings – testimony ran more than 5-to-1 against the proposed rule.
- And the Forest Practices Board received nearly 450 written comments against the proposed rule.