WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

CENTRALCASCADESLAND EXCHANGE NO. 86-079379

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to reposition land assets across Washington through this exchange with Western Pacific Timber, LLC to consolidate ownership, provide long-term trust revenue that helps build public schools, universities and other public institutions, increase land management efficiencies and create public ownership areas large enough for sustaining multiple values such as habitat, recreation and forest resources.

The Department of Natural Resources will holdpublic workshops and public hearings for the Central Cascades Land Exchange at the followingtimes and locations.

DATES: April 18, 2007Department of Natural Resources, NaturalResourceBuilding, 1111 Washington Street SE, Olympia, WA 98504, First Floor - Room 172

April 24, 2007WenatcheeCommunity Center, Social Hall

504 So. Chelan, Wenatchee, WA 98801

April 25, 2007GoldendaleHigh School, 525 Simcoe Drive, Goldendale, WA 98620

April 26, 2007 HalHolmesCommunity Center, 201 North Ruby Street, Ellensburg, WA 98926

FORMAT:

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. A workshop will be offered to review the proposal and discuss the transaction with Department staff.

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.Public hearing.

The purpose of this hearing is to provide information and receive testimony on the proposed Central Cascades Land Exchange. A summary of the testimony will be presented to the Board of Natural Resources at a regularly scheduled meeting, when and if the proposal is determined to have significant benefits. All written testimony must be received on or before May 28, 2007, and addressed to the State of Washington, Department of Natural Resources, Asset Management and Protection Division, ATTN: Pamela Plancich, Central Cascades Exchange, No. 86-079379, PO Box 47014, Olympia, WA98504-7014, or e-mail comments to . For more information, call (360) 902-1600.

EXCHANGE PROPERTIES (abbreviated descriptions)

STATE:

Portions thereof of the following described lands in ChelanCounty: Sec 16,20,22,28, T21N, R20E, Sec16, T27N, R21E. Portions thereof of the following described lands in DouglasCounty: Sec36, T23N, R20E, Sec16, T25N, R21E, Sec36, T24N, R20E.Portions thereof of the following described lands in Kittitas County: Sec16, T17N, R20E, Sec2,10,16,22,24,36, T19N, R17E, Sec2,12,22,26,36, T19N, R18E, Sec18, T19N, R19E, Sec36, T20N, R17E. Portions thereof of the following described lands in Yakima County: Sec36, T13N, R17E, Portions thereof of the following described lands in Klickitat County: Sec5,8,16, T3N, R12E, Sec22,29, T3N, R15E, Sec16, T3N, R18E, Sec9,16,36, T4N, R11E, Sec 31, T4N, R12E, Sec29, T4N, R13E, Sec 16,36, T4N, R15E, Sec6, T4N, R17E, Sec17,19, T5N, R11E, Sec14, T5N, R14E, Sec12,16,36, T5N, R15E, Sec16, T5N, R16E, Sec2,6,12,16,20,28,32,34, T5N, R17E, Sec2,4,6,10, T5N, R18E, Sec22,36, T6N, R14E, Sec14,16,18,22,36, T6N, R15E, Sec14,16,18,36, T6N, R16E, Sec18,20,30,36, T6N, R17E, Sec20,22,24,34,36, T6N, R18E. Portions thereof of the following described lands in Grays Harbor County: Sec16, T18N, R11W, Sec10,14,15, 16,36, T19N, R12W, Sec8,9,10,12,13,15,16,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,33,34,36, T20N, R12W.Portions thereof of the following described lands in Lewis County: Sec16, T12N, 1E, Sec16,36, T13N, R1E, Sec16, T12N, R2W, Sec24, T13N, R2W, Sec16,36, T14N, R2W. Portions thereof of the following described lands in CowlitzCounty: Sec4,9,16,36, T6N, R1W, Sec24,25, T8N, R2W, Sec36, T10N, R2W. Portions thereof of the following described lands in ClarkCounty: Sec7, T4N, R1E, Sec16,21, T5N, R1E. Portions thereof of the following described lands in PacificCounty: Sec9, T9N, R10W, Sec16, T10N, R10W, Sec23,24, T10N, R11W. Portions thereof of the following described lands in SpokaneCounty: Sec36, T25N, R40E, Sec36, T25N, R42E, Sec 36, T28N, R43E. Portions thereof of the following described lands in Stevens County: Sec16,22, T29N, R41E, Sec16, T31N, R37E, Sec36, T33N, R41E, Sec36, T36N, R37E, Sec6, T32N, R42E. Portions thereof of the following described lands in ThurstonCounty: Sec1,2, T15N, R2W, Sec16, T16N, R1E, Sec16, T16N, R2E, Sec36, T17N, R1E. Portions thereof of the following described lands in PierceCounty: Sec16, T17N, R2E, Sec36, T18N, R3E, Sec36, T19N, R5E. Portions thereof of the following described lands in MasonCounty: Sec22, T21N, R4W. Portions thereof of the following described lands in SnohomishCounty: Sec6, T28N, R7E, Sec36, T29N, R6E, Sec16, T30N, R6E. Portions thereof of the following described lands in WhatcomCounty: Sec36, T39N, R3E, Sec16,36, T40N, R1E, Sec36, T41N, R1E.

WESTERN PACIFIC TIMBER:

Portions thereof of the following described lands in Kittitas County: Sec1, T19N, R18E, Sec1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,15,23,25, T19N, R19E, Sec1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10, 11,12,13,14,15,17,18,19,22,23,25,26,27, T19N, R20E, Sec7,19, T19N, R21E, Sec3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11, 13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35, T20N, R19E, Sec19,25,26,27,29,31,33,35, T20N, R20E, Sec30,31, T20N, R21E, Sec33, T21N, R19E, Sec8,13,14,15,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,25,26,27,34,35,T17N, R16E, Sec19,21,23,29,31,33, T17N, R17E, Sec30, T18N, R16E. Portions thereof of the following described lands in Yakima County:Sec3,5, T15N, R15E, Sec8,9,16,17,20,21,28,29,32,33, T16N, R15E, Sec1,3,7,9,11,17,19,34, T16N, R16E, Sec5,6, T16N, R17E, Sec1, T12N, R14E, Sec3,5,9,11,15,17,19,21,26,29,31, T12N, R15E, Sec1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,15,17,18,22,23,27,28,29,31,32,33, T13N, R15E.

PLEASE NOTE: The meeting facility is barrier-free. Persons with a disability who need assistance or information in a different format should call (360) 902-1758 at least 10 (ten) days prior to the meeting, for alternative arrangements. The phone number for the WA State Telecommunications Relay Service is 1-800-833-6388.

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