Enacts the Old Growth Forest Protection Act to protect state-owned forestland in their natural state.

The Old Growth Forest Protection Act aims to protect state-owned forestland in their natural state by prohibiting extractive logging and clearcutting in any forest on state-owned land. The act establishes a natural heritage program within the division of statewide planning to oversee the protection of old growth forests, rare forest ecosystems, and rare and endangered natural species. It mandates an inventory of forests on state-owned land to identify areas eligible for designation as natural area preserves.

Enacts the Old Growth Forest Protection Act to protect state-owned forestland in their natural state.

The Old Growth Forest Protection Act aims to protect state-owned forestland in their natural state by prohibiting extractive logging and clearcutting in any forest on state-owned land. The act establishes a natural heritage program within the division of statewide planning to oversee the protection of old growth forests, rare forest ecosystems, and rare and endangered natural species. It mandates an inventory of forests on state-owned land to identify areas eligible for designation as natural area preserves.