Overview Pacific Northwest Region Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Projects
Collaborative Forest Landscape Projects in the Pacific Northwest Region Established in 2010: Deschutes Skyline (Deschutes) – Tracy Beck Tapash (Okanogan-Wenatchee) – Tom DeMeo Established in 2012: Lakeview (Fremont-Winema) – Ron Saranich Southern Blues (Malheur) – Bill Aney Northeast Washington Vision 2020 (Colville) – Tracy Beck
FY13 Funds Expended and Matched Collaborative
Expended Funds (millions $)
Matched Funds (millions $)
Deschutes Skyline
0.8
1.7
Tapash
1.5
0.2
Lakeview
3.1
4.9
Southern Blues
2.1
4.4
Colville
1.9
1.3
Total
8.4
12.5
FY14 Projected Funding Collaborative
Projected Funds (millions $)
Deschutes Skyline
1.4
Tapash
2.3
Lakeview
2.9
Southern Blues
2.5
Colville
2.9
Total
12.0
Jobs Created (All Project Activities 2013) Collaborative
Total Jobs Created
Total Labor Income (millions $)
Deschutes Skyline
64
4.0
Tapash
51
3.8
Lakeview
17
0.9
Southern Blues
288
29.0
Colville
113
10.5
Total
533
49.1
Vegetation Acres Improved FY13 Acres Improved Vegetation 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0
Deschutes Tapash Lakeview
S Blues
Colville
Treated Fuels Acres FY13 Treated Fuels Acres 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0
Deschutes Tapash Lakeview S Blues
Colville
Stream Habitat Improved (Miles) FY13 Miles of stream habitat restored or enhanced 10 8 6 4 2 0
Deschutes
Tapash
Lakeview
S Blues
Colville
Timber Harvested (Millions board feet) FY13 Board feet (millions) harvested 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0
Deschutes
Tapash
Lakeview
S Blues
Colville
Accomplishment Thus Far (FY11-14) Vegetation Improvement Acres Vegetation Improved To Date 12000 10000 8000 6000
4000 2000 0
Deschutes Tapash Lakeview S Blues
Colville
Accomplishment Thus Far (FY11-14) Fuels Treatment Acres Fuels Treatment To Date 50000 45000 40000 35000 30000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0
Deschutes Tapash Lakeview S Blues
Colville
CFLRP Monitoring
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Using a process of carefully owned, developed, and vetted questions Screening criteria to insure questions are practical, cost-effective, timely All collaboratives have well-developed monitoring questions Working through a process to insure how to best meet the four national ecological indicators Lakeview began implementing their monitoring plan in FY13
Key Challenges and Opportunities
Whether CFLRPs can truly alter landscapes sufficiently to move them into sustainability is an open question we need to pay attention to Biomass utilization remains a challenge, especially in today’s energy market Monitoring the social aspects of projects is important – jobs and community well being matter!
Key Challenges and Opportunities
Large fires can disrupt the best made plans (e.g., Barry Point affecting Lakeview 2012) We need to plan on large fires affecting our landscapes, and manage this to the best of our ability
