Climate change threatens the productivity of Washington’s farms, forests and communities, but there are steps that can be taken to minimize those threats and create new opportunities in making the state more resilient, according to a new report released by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz unveiled the agency’s Plan for Climate Resilience, which details the threats climate change poses for the state and recommendations for mitigating them, at a press conference Thursday, alongside climate scientists, legislators and local officials.
“Across the state, we are seeing and feeling the impacts of climate change,” said Commissioner Franz, head of DNR.