OFCO in Court – Thursday, October 21, 2021 – 10:00 am
OFCO Before the Washington Supreme Court in the “All the People Case”
to protect the forests
OCTOBER 21, 2021 AT 10:00 AM
OFCO and colleague plaintiffs Washington Environment Council and Conservation Northwest, and individual plaintiffs Marcy Golde, Peter Bahls, et al, are before the Washington Supreme Court this Thursday, October 21st at approximately 10:00 AM in the “All the People” case.
| . You may watch the hearing on state TVW. See https://www.tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2021101173 |
Our lawyer, Wyatt Golding from Chestnut Zioinzt, will argue the case for “All the People” of Washington (Conservation NW, et al. v. Commissioner of Public Lands et al., No. 99183-9). The case centers on the interpretation of the Washington Constitution and the federal land grant when we became a state. Article 16, Section 1 of the Washington State Constitution states that “all the public lands granted to the state are held in trust for “all the people”. The lawsuit seeks to remove a barrier to balanced and ecological forest management by giving DNR the discretion to pursue timber harvest alongside other benefits. Timber production and associated revenue for beneficiaries, carbon management promoting climate stability, protections of clean water, species and habitats and against landslides and floods during extreme weather events, regrowth of older, complex forests for future generations, as well as non-timber forest products, cultural value, and recreation.
Protect all the public’s interests for all the people. Watch on Thursday: https://www.tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2021101173 — or the archived video.