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Natural Resources Law

University of Washington School of Law

Journal

1981

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The Obligation To Reforest Private Land Under The Washington Forest Practices Act, Catherine Phillips Plummer Nov 1981

The Obligation To Reforest Private Land Under The Washington Forest Practices Act, Catherine Phillips Plummer

Washington Law Review

Private landowners in Washington have been required to reforest land after logging since 1945. The Washington Forest Practices Act of 1974 and its predecessor have primarily affected the state's timber industry, which has long been familiar with the reforestation requirement. Many nonindustrial forest landowners, however, are unaware of the requirements of the 1974 Act. The 1974 Act requires that any owner of forest land who removes the trees for any reason, whether to log one hundred acres for income or to clear one acre for a homesite, must satisfy the reforestation requirements of the Act. Part I of this comment …


The Obligation To Reforest Private Land Under The Washington Forest Practices Act, Catherine Phillips Plummer Nov 1981

The Obligation To Reforest Private Land Under The Washington Forest Practices Act, Catherine Phillips Plummer

Washington Law Review

Private landowners in Washington have been required to reforest land after logging since 1945. The Washington Forest Practices Act of 1974 and its predecessor have primarily affected the state's timber industry, which has long been familiar with the reforestation requirement. Many nonindustrial forest landowners, however, are unaware of the requirements of the 1974 Act. The 1974 Act requires that any owner of forest land who removes the trees for any reason, whether to log one hundred acres for income or to clear one acre for a homesite, must satisfy the reforestation requirements of the Act. Part I of this comment …


The Marine Mammal Protection Act And The Fishery Conservation And Management Act: The Need For Balance, Terrin Child, Jeffrey T. Haley Jul 1981

The Marine Mammal Protection Act And The Fishery Conservation And Management Act: The Need For Balance, Terrin Child, Jeffrey T. Haley

Washington Law Review

This article presents an analysis of those provisions of the MMPA which may impede the achievement of FCMA objectives. It is important that these possible conflicts be resolved because while the United States controls off the coast of Alaska what may be the world's largest resources of fish, these same waters contain enormous numbers of marine mammals. These fishery resources, if managed rationally, can make a large contribution to the economy of the United States and to the protein needs of the world. A reasonable accommodation between the MMPA and the FCMA must be found in order to achieve that …