Working Forests
King County owns five working forest properties, totaling 3,050 acres, that are managed in part to provide revenue from timber harvest. The Natural Lands Program manages the properties with the technical assistance of the Forestry Program in accordance with the Programmatic Plan for Management of King County-owned Working Forest Properties. This plan calls for managing the working forest properties to balance sustainable timber production with the conservation and restoration of resources, and with public use.

Click the links below to obtain information about each of the five working forest properties:

Ring Hill

Sugarloaf Mountain Forest

Taylor Mountain Forest

Vashon Island Center Forest

Mitchell Hill Connector - information not yet available

Dockton Forest - information not yet available

Forested Recreation Areas

King County also owns and operates 25,000 acres of natural area parks, including Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park and 175 miles of trails. The King County Parks system manages these lands for environmental benefits and recreational opportunities.

Contact Bill Loeber for information on the forest management of these properties.