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June 1, 2015 Web Hutchins News

Seattle Times | Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Op-Ed — “Stop using DNR public timber sales for school funding”

Original Articles: Seattle Times | Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Should Washington clear-cut public forests to fund new K-12 schools?

It seems unthinkable that our smart, outdoor-loving citizenry would condone clear-cutting thousands of acres of trees each year to help fund public education.

But we do.

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June 1, 2015 Web Hutchins News

The Olympian Letters to the Editor — “Timber cut is wrong way to supplement K-12 budget”

Original Article: Olympian

Washington state’s 1889 Constitution requires the Department of Natural Resources to log our 2.1-million-acre, school-trust forests to help pay construction costs for K-12 schools and universities. In 2014 DNR timber sales contributed a measly $120 million to Washington’s $7.6 billion K-12 budget.

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May 29, 2015 Web Hutchins News

CrossCut.com Education — “Stop funding school construction with clear cuts”

Original Article: CrossCut.com

Education and nature are sacred in Washington. Yet when we build new schools, tens of thousands of trees on state trust lands are felled to fund their construction.

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Stop Using DNR
Public Timber Sales
for School Funding

Originally published on 5/14/15

The McCleary decision highlights the need to better fund public education without reliance on timber sales.

By Web Hutchins,
Special to The Times

SHOULD Washington clear-cut public forests to fund new K-12 schools?

It seems unthinkable that our smart, outdoor-loving citizenry would condone clear-cutting thousands of acres of trees each year to help fund public education.

But we do.
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