The Forest Practices Board (Board) is an independent state agency chaired by the Commissioner of Public Lands (Commissioner) or the Commissioner's designee. The Board, established by the 1974 Forest Practices Act, adopts rules that establish minimum standards for forest practices in Washington, provides procedures for the voluntary development of resource management plans, establishes procedures for the collection and administration of forest practices fees, and allows for the development of watershed analyses.

The Board consists of 13 members, including eight who are appointed by the Governor for four year terms.  Membership on the Board includes:  

• the Commissioner of Public Lands or the Commissioner's designee;
• the Director of the Department of Commerce or the Director's designee;
• the Director of the Department of Agriculture or the Director's designee;
• the Director of the Department of Ecology or the Director's designee;
• the Director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife or the Director's designee;
• an elected member of a county legislative authority appointed by the Governor;
• one member representing a timber products union, appointed by the Governor from a list of three names submitted by a timber labor coalition affiliated with a statewide labor organization that represents a majority of the timber product unions in the state; and
• six members of the general public appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be a small forestland owner who actively manages his or her land, and one of whom shall be an independent logging contractor.

Three members of the 13 member Forest Practices Board are changed from voting to non-voting members including the Department of Commerce, Department of Agriculture, and Department of Ecology.