The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manage over 3,000,000 acres (12,000 km2) of forest, range, agricultural, and commercial lands for the people of Washington State. DNR also manages 2,600,000 acres (11,000 km2) of aquatic areas which includeshorelines, tidelands, lands under Puget Sound and the coast, and navigable lakes and rivers. Part of 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.
