Event Title
Blanchard Mountain land use crisis: conflict resolution with game theory
Description
In this logging controversy the protagonists are the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and a coalition of environmental groups known as the Northwest Ecosystems Alliance (NWEA). Landslide risk and land use management are key issues in the Blanchard Mountain conflict. Blanchard Mountain is located on the shared boundaries of Whatcom and Skagit counties with shore line on the marine waters Skagit bay. The DNRs mandate is to maximize timber harvest and NWEAs objective is to prevent logging. Landslide risk and land use management are the key issues. A final compromise has been reached that represents both parties agreeing to less than their respective goals.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
8-3-2008 8:00 AM
Subject - LCSH
Logging--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Blanchard Mountain; Forest management--Washington (State)--Blanchard Mountain; Land use--Washington (State)--Blanchard Mountain; Landslide hazard analysis--Washington (State)--Blanchard Mountain
End Date
8-3-2008 5:00 PM
Subjects - Names (LCNAF)
Washington (State). Department of Natural Resources; Northwest Ecosystem Alliance
Session
Poster Session
Genre/Form
posters
Type
event
Geographic Coverage
Blanchard Mountain (Wash.)
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Keywords
logging, conflict, landslides, Blanchard Mountain
Blanchard Mountain land use crisis: conflict resolution with game theory
In this logging controversy the protagonists are the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and a coalition of environmental groups known as the Northwest Ecosystems Alliance (NWEA). Landslide risk and land use management are key issues in the Blanchard Mountain conflict. Blanchard Mountain is located on the shared boundaries of Whatcom and Skagit counties with shore line on the marine waters Skagit bay. The DNRs mandate is to maximize timber harvest and NWEAs objective is to prevent logging. Landslide risk and land use management are the key issues. A final compromise has been reached that represents both parties agreeing to less than their respective goals.