# WAC 222-30-010: WAC 222-30-010. Policy—Timber harvesting

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_010

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 222-30-010
- **Heading:** WAC 222-30-010. Policy—Timber harvesting
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 222 / Chapter 222-30 / Section 222-30-010

## Text

*(1) This chapter covers all removal of timber from forest lands in commercial operations, commercial thinning, salvage of timber, relogging merchantable material left after prior harvests, postharvest cleanup, and clearing of merchantable timber from lands being converted to other uses. It does not cover removal of incidental vegetation or removal of firewood for personal use. To the extent practicable, the department shall coordinate activities using a multiple disciplinary planning approach.
*(2) The goal of riparian rules is to protect aquatic resources and related habitat to achieve restoration of riparian function; and the maintenance of these resources once they are restored.
*(3) The rules provide for the conversion and/or treatment of riparian forests which may be understocked, overstocked or uncharacteristically hardwood dominated while maintaining minimum acceptable levels of function on a landscape scale. The diversity of riparian forests across the landscapes is addressed by tailoring riparian prescriptions to the site productivity and tree community at any site.
*(4) Wetland areas serve several significant functions in addition to timber production: Providing fish and wildlife habitat, protecting water quality, moderating and preserving water quantity. Wetlands may also contain unique or rare ecological systems. The wetland management zone and wetland requirements specified in this chapter are designed to protect these wetland functions when measured over the length of a harvest rotation, although some of the functions may be reduced until the midpoint of the timber rotation cycle. Landowners are encouraged to voluntarily increase wetland acreage and functions over the long-term. Other laws or rules and/or permit requirements may apply. See chapter 222-50 WAC.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 222-30-010 WAC 222-30-010. Policy—Timber harvesting](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_010.md)
- [WAC 222-30-020 WAC 222-30-020. *Harvest unit planning and design](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_020.md)
- [WAC 222-30-021 WAC 222-30-021. *Western Washington riparian management zones](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_021.md)
- [WAC 222-30-022 WAC 222-30-022. *Eastern Washington riparian management zones](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_022.md)
- [WAC 222-30-023 WAC 222-30-023. Riparian management zones for exempt 20-acre parcels](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_023.md)
- [WAC 222-30-025 WAC 222-30-025. Even-aged harvest—Size and timing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_025.md)
- [WAC 222-30-030 WAC 222-30-030. Stream bank integrity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_030.md)
- [WAC 222-30-040 WAC 222-30-040. Shade requirements to maintain water temperature](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_040.md)
- [WAC 222-30-045 WAC 222-30-045. Salvage logging within riparian management zones](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_045.md)
- [WAC 222-30-050 WAC 222-30-050. Felling and bucking](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_050.md)
- [WAC 222-30-060 WAC 222-30-060. Cable yarding](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_060.md)
- [WAC 222-30-062 WAC 222-30-062. *Large woody debris removal or repositioning](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_062.md)
- [WAC 222-30-065 WAC 222-30-065. Helicopter yarding](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_065.md)
- [WAC 222-30-070 WAC 222-30-070. Ground-based logging systems](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_222_30_070.md)

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