Washington Commissioner of Public Lands

The "No on Initiative 2117" campaign saw an early victory and Dave Upthegrove took an election night lead in the race for Commissioner of Public Lands.

The public lands commissioner race is shaping up to be a clash over forest management styles – and how to best use that resource in the face of climate change.

A group pressing to save older forests from logging is threatening to sue. School officials and others are raising alarm about lost revenue.

Less than 24 hours after ballot counting began in Washington’s primary election, we’re getting a clearer picture of how statewide races in November’s general election may play out.

State authorities said Tuesday the Department of Natural Resources would temporarily close all recreation and public access to DNR-managed lands in…

Washington’s Commissioner of Public Lands presides over more than five and a half million acres of state forests and aquatic lands. It’s an open seat in…

Historic forest fires. The Oso landslide. Global warming. These are among the issues in the race for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands. The...