During the summers of 2014 and 2015 approximately 173,300 acres burned in 13 separate large wildfires on the Methow Valley and Tonasket Districts. Up to about 10,000 acres are proposed for tree planting where trees will not naturally regenerate
Location
Black Canyon, Beaver Lake, North Star, Tunk Block, Twisp River, Bear Creek, Cougar Flats, Gold Creek, Little Bridge, Newby Lake, Upper Falls, and Okanogan Complex fires
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/27/2017
2
Decision
03/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(5) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| North Zone Fire Restoration 2017 - 2026 | Decision Signed Date: 03/23/2017 |
| Forests | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest |
| Districts | Tonasket Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Methow Valley and Tonasket Ranger Districts |