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!
Follow us on Twitter!
Resources
Chumstick Wildfire Stewardship Coalition Resources
CWSC Recommendations to Forest Service
USFS Response to CWSC Recommendations
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
Reducing Fire Risk on Your Forest Property
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
