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I have not seen any issues with Franz. DNR is still working on fires and logging, access is still good and there hasn't been any talk about liquidations or public ground. She has my vote this year.
Quote from: WAcoyotehunter on July 17, 2020, 08:47:22 PMI have not seen any issues with Franz. DNR is still working on fires and logging, access is still good and there hasn't been any talk about liquidations or public ground. She has my vote this year. Some people see the D behind her name and are automatically turned off. But honestly, the public and DNR employees haven't seen a difference between her and previous Public Lands Commissioners who had a R behind their names. Honestly, in current times the biggest task/role the Commissioner has now has to do with wildland fire management (on state lands and state fire protected lands) than anything else.
Quote from: bigtex on July 18, 2020, 01:01:56 AMQuote from: WAcoyotehunter on July 17, 2020, 08:47:22 PMI have not seen any issues with Franz. DNR is still working on fires and logging, access is still good and there hasn't been any talk about liquidations or public ground. She has my vote this year. Some people see the D behind her name and are automatically turned off. But honestly, the public and DNR employees haven't seen a difference between her and previous Public Lands Commissioners who had a R behind their names. Honestly, in current times the biggest task/role the Commissioner has now has to do with wildland fire management (on state lands and state fire protected lands) than anything else. Nice deflection! Rather than point out positive attributes and examples to vote for her, a typical liberal tactic of “what’s wrong with the other guy”!
Sue Kuehl Pederson is a better choice in my opinion.TVW Voter Guide: https://www.tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2020061101 Contact InformationPhone: 253-359-3022Email: Sue@CitizensForSue.comWebsite: CitizensForSue.comElected ExperienceFormer Chair, Grays Harbor Republican PartyOther Professional ExperienceFisheries Biologist, UW, NOAA Fisheries, Army Corps of Engineers (WA, OR, AK), WA DeptFish and Wildlife, King County DNR. Power Manager, Grays Harbor PUD; Senior PowerAnalyst, Seattle City Light; Senior Environmental Analyst, Seattle City Light; ResearchScientist/Publications Manager, BioSonics, Inc.EducationMaster’s Degree in Public Administration, University of Washington; Bachelor of ScienceDegree in Biology (minors in Chemistry and German), Western Washington University.Community ServiceBoard Member, Small Faces Child Development Center; Board Member, Ghana Together;Board Member, Commencement Bay Rowing Club (youth program).StatementOur public lands have been ravaged by natural disasters including tree infestations and forestfires. They’ve also been damaged by a man-made disaster: state managers that have focusedon serving special interest groups instead of providing for taxpayers, school districts, andoutdoor recreational enthusiasts.No more policy-by-press-conference. No more angling for higher political office. It’s time for newleadership.Sue Kuehl Pederson is running to bring that new leadership to DNR, the agency responsible formanaging our state’s 3 million acres of trust land.Informed by a lifetime of managing natural resources, Sue will work to ensure that Washington’sworking forests continue to provide a steady, reliable stream of income for our public schools.We’ll do this by adopting proven forest management techniques that reduce disease and excessfuel loads in our forests, which accelerate devastating forest fires. Sue will use her experienceas a UW and NOAA fisheries and habitat biologist to strike the right balance between protectingwildlife and protecting Washington’s forest economy.Raised in rural Washington, Sue has a distinguished career in natural resource management,including service as a regulatory liaison for a major hydropower construction project. She hasraised two adult children and survived breast cancer.
All Franz does is fear monger about forest fires, complaining of droughts in January. The lack of forest fires is a major reason why our forests are so unhealthy. She also does nothing to push back against aerial spraying of herbicides which kills all the deer browse and leads to monocropping pine trees. Let’s also not forget she locked the public out of all DNR lands the entire month of April. Voting for incumbent democrats is why this state is in the sorry shape it is.
Quote from: BearCreekCookBook on July 18, 2020, 08:27:24 AMAll Franz does is fear monger about forest fires, complaining of droughts in January. The lack of forest fires is a major reason why our forests are so unhealthy. She also does nothing to push back against aerial spraying of herbicides which kills all the deer browse and leads to monocropping pine trees. Let’s also not forget she locked the public out of all DNR lands the entire month of April. Voting for incumbent democrats is why this state is in the sorry shape it is.Spraying or no spraying, a private landowner should be able to grow the trees they see fit. If a conifer plantation is what they want to manage their land for so be it.
