News
Next Meeting
UPDATE: More information coming soon about the new CWSC meeting schedule!!!
FIRE INFORMATION
As of 8/23 PM: Tumwater Canyon Fire 100% contained and estimated at 458 acres. You can click HERE for maps and more. Cause under investigation. Hwy 2 open- watch for fire suppression traffic. Scroll down to the CWSC Twitter feed near the bottom of this News box for the most up to date information.
Smoke in the air is a good reminder of what can happen-- so take this opportunity to move wood piles away from your home, remove ladder fuel and thin out dead brush.
Chumstick Environmental Assessment
The Chumstick Hazardous Fuels Reduction Environmental Assessment was published March 7, 2011. An electronic copy of the document can be viewed here.
CWSC Featured in Wilderness Society Newsletter!
The CWSC was featured in the January News of the North Cascades Newsletter. Read the article here!
Monitoring in Progress!
Check out this great article on the work of the CWSC Monitoring Committee. The Monitoring Program is made possible by the Mountaineers Foundation.
CWSC on TV!
KCTS 9 Documentary - "North Cascades: People, Places and Stories"
Private Lands Cost-Share Opportunity!
Download the application and supplemental questionnaire and get help completing fuels reduction on your property!
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Monitoring
Monitoring
This committee will be monitoring the implementation of the Chumstick Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project. This project, proposed by the Wenatchee River Ranger District, includes development of monitoring protocols, coordination of volunteer baseline inventories and implementation monitoring of the road system and stands of trees in the USFS project. This work is necessary to better inform the project before a decision is made, to inform further collaboration on the issues of big tree management and roads, and to hold the agency accountable for actions on the ground to reduce fuels near homes and key habitat in the Chumstick watershed. Monitoring work is being funded in part by a grant from the Mountaineers Foundation.
Currently, work is being done to inventory stands prior to project implementation.
Check out this article on the CWSC Monitoring Program, written by Nancy Neyenhouse of the Mountaineers Foundation!
Coring a big tree in Eagle Creek CWSC photo
Monitoring links and resources
Common Stand Exam Field Guide (USFS Monitoring Guidelines)
Data collected to date (updated 6/4/2010)
Multiparty Monitoring Guidelines (example of another collaborative effort)
