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The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages over of forest, range, agricultural, and commercial lands for the U.S. state of Washington. The DNR also manages of aquatic areas which include shorelines, tidelands, lands under Puget Sound and the coast, and navigable lakes and rivers. Part of the DNR's management responsibility includes monitoring of mining cleanup, environmental restoration, providing scientific information about earthquakes, landslides, and ecologically sensitive areas. DNR also works towards conservation, in the form of Aquatic Reserves such as Maury Island or the Woodard Bay Natural Resource Conservation Area. The main sources of funds for the department's activities are forestry and geoduck harvesting, rather than taxes. In addition, the State uses revenue generated from DNR-managed lands to fund the construction of public schools, colleges, universities, and other government institutions, and county and state services. The head of DNR is an elected official, referred to as the Commissioner of Public Lands. The current Commissioner of Public Lands is Peter Goldmark, who was elected on November 4, 2008 ==Divisions== *Aquatic Resources *Conservation, Recreation, and Transactions *Engineering and General Services *Financial Management *Forest Practices *Forest Resources *Geology and Earth Resources *Human Resources *Information Technology *Product Sales and Leasing *Wildfire 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Washington State Department of Natural Resources」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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