Eastern Washington Joins Forces to Guard Timber
Following a disastrous fire season, regional timber interests and government agencies consolidate efforts to protect forests, extending their reach into Stevens County.
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Following the disastrous and expensive fire season of last year, and discouraged by lack of cooperation from the state and federal authorities, it appeared for a time that the Eastern Washington Timber Protective Association might not function this year, but at a meeting held in Spokane recently plans were agreed upon for continuing the work and on a more comprehensive basis than before. At the meeting were representatives of the timber companies, of the forest service, Chief Forester Pape and Dan A. Scott, director of the state department of conservation and development. As a result of this meeting it is expected that the various interests will be consolidated for the protection of timber and that the scope of the organization will be extended to take in Stevens County.
“It appeared for a time that the Eastern Washington Timber Protective Association might not function this year.”
Resource management and fire prevention remain central to Washington's political and environmental identity. This 1923 attempt to unify corporate and state interests highlights the historical tension between commercial extraction and the collective need for forest stewardship.
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