Washington DNR Regulations re: access

[Matt Perkins]

Has anybody taken a look at what is in store? The following email was sent out last week:

DNR is updating WAC 332-52 to meet today's standards for public safety and natural resource protection on lands managed by the Department of Natural Resources. These rules for recreation and public access on DNR-managed lands were last updated 36 years ago. The focus of the revision is to improve the management of recreational activities and to provide information in a clear and understandable way. Located on public lands in Washington State.



PUBLIC HEARINGS

Public hearings will be held across the state in June 2008.

All hearings begin at 6:00 pm.


Tuesday, June 10th, 2008:

Mount Vernon, Best Western Cotton Tree

2300 Market Street, Mount Vernon, WA (360) 428-5678


Thursday, June 12, 2008:

Port Angeles, Senior Community Center

328 E 7th St, Port Angeles, WA (360) 457-7004


Tuesday, June 17, 2008:
Hoquiam, Timberland Library

420 7th Street, Hoquiam, WA (360) 532-1710


Tuesday, June 17, 2008:

Issaquah, King County Library Service Center,

Public Meeting Room (2A/B)

960 Newport Way NW, Issaquah, WA (425) 369-3200‎


Wednesday, June 18, 2008:

Vancouver, Red Lion at the Quay

100 Columbia Street, Vancouver, WA (360) 694-8341


Wednesday, June 18, 2008:

Ellensburg, Central Washington University,

Student Union and Recreation Center, Room 137B

1007 N. Chestnut Street, Ellensburg, WA (509) 963-1111


Thursday, June 19, 2008:

Olympia, Phoenix Inn Suites

417 Capitol Way N, Olympia, WA (360) 570-0555


Thursday, June 19, 2008:

Okanogan, Sun Valley Restaurant

1 Appleway Road, Okanogan, WA (509) 422- 2070

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008:

Spokane, Hilton Garden Inn

9015 W Sunset Hwy, Spokane, WA 99224 (509) 244-5866



Information about this proposal including the Threshold Determination and SEPA Checklist can be viewed on DNR’s website at:


http://www.dnr.wa.gov/ResearchScienc...ctions_PR.aspx


Pursuant to WAC 332-41-504, this proposal was filed in the department’s SEPA Center at the Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington Street SE, P.O. Box 47015, Olympia, Washington, on June 5, 2008. We will consider comments on this proposed DNS received by 4:30 p.m. on July 8, 2008. Comments should be submitted to the SEPA Center at, sepacenter@dnr.wa.gov or P.O. Box 47015, Olympia, Washington 98504-7015 for distribution to the responsible official. Please include the file number listed above on all comments.

[jeanbreckman]

thanks for all the info and the link as well.