Public auctions to lease state lands for dryland farming

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering two dryland agriculture leases at sealed bid public auctions on August 12, 2014, at DNR’s Southeast Region office in Ellensburg at 2 and 2:30 p.m.

The auctions are for rights to lease common school trust lands in Franklin County for dryland agriculture.

What: Sealed-bid public lease auctions

When: August 12, 2014

Time: 2 p.m. for proposed Lease No. 12-C56357 (160 acres)

2:30 p.m. for proposed Lease No. 12-D56278 (480 acres)

Place: DNR SE Region Office

713 Bowers Road

Ellensburg, WA 98926

Information about the parcels, propo...