Another advantage of using these permits is that they can help introduce you to.

DNR firewood cutting permits available in several areas of the state allow people to harvest personal-use firewood for free to the tune of up to six cords per household, per year.

May 07, Contact. Madonna Luers,The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) asks for a reprieve for wildlife as property owners cut, haul and burn debris from storm-damaged trees and shrubs."There's life in those storm-damaged trees," say WDFW urban wildlife biologists Howard Ferguson of Spokane and Patricia Thompson of Seattle.

Sixty-five species of birds. Digging pits to create waterfowl hunting blinds is not beauty bush pruning. Cutting trees or attaching wire, staples, or nails to trees in an effort to build camps, blinds, or tree stands is also not allowed. Any camp structures must be removed at the end of a trip (WAC ).

Oaks west of the Cascades and in wetter sites along the Columbia Gorge should be cut only for stand enhancement. Replacing the wholesale removal of mixed oak/conifer stands with selective cutting would reduce fragmentation and conifer encroachment, and it would benefit structural and vegetative species diversity within oak forests. Wildlife need a place to rest and escape from the weather and predators.

In addition to providing food, plants can also attract insect populations that can be benefit wildlife.

Some examples of providing shelter include dense shrubs, a log pile, evergreens, or snags. Leave dead trees: Known as snags, dead trees are valuable to wildlife, including bats and birds. Leave them if they pose no safety hazard.

If trees cut or damaged by yarding are taken from excess basal area, these trees may be removed from the inner zone. Trees cut or damaged by yarding in a unit which does not meet the basal area target of the stand requirements cannot be removed from the inner zone. Any trees wdfw cut trees or damaged by yarding in the core zone may not be removed.