WDFW extends comment period on river, stream banks conservation

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has extended the public comment period on its recommendations for the management of “riparian ecosystems” along the banks of rivers and streams throughout the state.

WDFW will now accept written comments through Aug. 17 on the recommendations contained in Riparian Ecosystems, Volume 2: Management Recommendations, https://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/01988.

The new document updates and expands recommendations initially published in 1997 and reflects input from WDFW stakeholders and tribal natural resource agencies, she said.

Individuals and groups can submit written comments online at https://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/phs/mgmt_recommendations/comments.html or by mail to Terra Rentz, WDFW, P.O. Box 43200, Olympia, WA 98501.