- Current Use & Designated Forest Land Manual
- Designated Forest Land
- Guidelines for Timber Management Plans
- Open Space Taxation Act
- 2024 Property Tax Calendar
Helpful websites
Below is a list of helpful websites for counties as they are gathering information for their farm and agricultural values and conservation land.
- Washington State Department of Agriculture
- USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- USDA Farm Service Agency
- Washington State University Agricultural Resource Center
- Washington State University-Farm Management
- Washington State University Forest & Wildlife Extension
- Washington Forest Protection Association
- Washington State Hay Growers Association
- Washington State Farm Bureau
- Washington State Department of Natural Resources
- The Trust for Public Lands
- Office of Farmland Preservation
- American Farmland Trust
- Land Trust Alliance
- USDA Subsidy Information
- Q&A - SB 6180 (Merging Timberland & DFL)
- Special Notice - Withdrawing Land from Current Use Program
- Special Notice - Land Containing Historical Sites
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Public benefit rating systems
The following counties have adopted Public Benefit Rating Systems (PBRS) pursuant to RCW 84.34.055. The list below includes links to each county’s PBRS or contact information on how to access it. NOTE: This listing is being provided for informational purposes only by the Washington State Department of Revenue, and the Department neither endorses any of these PBRS’s nor does it assume any liability or responsibility for the links or their content. Inquiries in regard to the PBRS of a particular county should be directed to that county's legislative authority or assessor's office.
- CHELAN - Not available online, call county planning at (509) 667-6225
- CLALLAM
- CLARK
- COWLITZ
- DOUGLAS
- FRANKLIN
- ISLAND - Not available online, call the Planning and Community Development at 360-679-7339
- JEFFERSON - Not available online, call County Commissioners at (360) 385-9100
- KING
- KITSAP
- KITTITAS - Not available online, call the Community Development Services (509) 962-7506
- LEWIS - Not available online, call County Planning at (360) 740-1146
- OKANOGAN
- PEND OREILLE - Not available online, call Assessor's Office at (509) 447-4312
- PIERCE
- SAN JUAN
- SPOKANE - Not available online, call County Planning at (509) 477-3675
- THURSTON
- WHATCOM
- YAKIMA Not available online, call County Planning at (509) 574-2300
Helpful documents
- Merging Timberland & DFL - SB 6180
- 2019 Current Use Fee Survey
- DFL - Timberland Comparison Matrix
- Integrated Forest Management Plan Guidelines
2023 for 2024 wheat and barley prices
- Memo to Assessors - Wheat & Barley
- 2021 - 5 Year USDA Average Barley Price
- 2021 - 5 Year USDA Average Wheat Price