News
Next Monthly Meeting, 2nd Thursday
August 12th, 6 PM at Red Tail Canyon Farm, Leavenworth. This is a potluck - so please bring a dish to share! The CWSC will also be holding its yearly elections.
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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Resources
Chumstick Wildfire Stewardship Coalition Resources
CWSC Recommendations to Forest Service
CWSC Charter & Operating Guidelines
Leavenworth Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Forest Service-Chumstick Power Point
Firewise Links and Resources
Cascadia Conservation District Wildfire Preparedness
WSU Extension Office Forest Stewardship Website
WSU Extension Office Silviculture for WA Family Farms
Conifer Pruning Basics (Hanley& Ruetebuch 2005, WSU Extension)
Reducing Hazardous Fuels on Woodland Properties: Thinning (OSU College of Forestry)
Fire Resistant Plants for Home Landscapes
Step-by-Step Guide for Defensible Space
Safer From the Start (Guide to Building Firewise Communities)
Be Ember Aware (Living With Fire in the Lake Tahoe Basin)
Upcoming Events, County Extension Office
Cost Share Programs
Chumstick Private Land Cost-Share Application and Questionnaire
DNR Eastern Washington Cost-Share Application
NRCS Environmental Quality Incentive Program Information
Fire and Weather Information
Large Fire Incidents- FS Map
Wildland Fire and Incident Info- InciWeb
2010 Wildfire Season Assessment - National Weather Service
CWSC in the News
You can also find us in the Summer 2010 edition of the Cascade Lookout!
"Create Space to Ward Off Fire"
4/28/10, The Leavenworth Echo
4/2/10, FS Today
"North Cascades: People, Places and Stories"
1/13/10, KCTS9
"Making Your Residence Fire Safe" by Fred Carani
8/5/09, The Leavenworth Echo
"Creating Defensible Space Around Your Home Essential"
7/9/09, The Leavenworth Eco
"Congressman Doc Hastings Visits with Chumstick Wildfire Coalition"
6/3/09, The Leavenworth Echo
"Coalition Submits Wildfire Plan to
Forest Service"
12/10/08, The Leavenworth Echo
"Wildfire Danger Sparking Action"
8/13/08, The Leavenworth Echo
"Forest Service Outlines Chumstick Fuel Reduction Plans"
8/21/08, The Leavenworth Echo
