https://www.wascocountyforests.org/projects daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/8a118050-a40c-4ae2-8972-067b983fd19b/Barlow+RD+Planning+Area+Map_2024.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/986f33c5-2b5f-4ec2-abb1-f164a1df2fcf/Picture1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/73b0f0e2-510c-4bd1-a91a-3abd94f27497/Screenshot+2025-05-03+at+7.18.46%E2%80%AFPM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/b1351f4d-0898-42b6-9a13-c8a0668b9dd8/Screenshot+2025-05-03+at+7.06.49%E2%80%AFPM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/2dc7f3d5-6b76-43b2-91bb-e3f13477aba2/Screenshot+2025-05-03+at+7.18.26%E2%80%AFPM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/d8071961-cade-4c21-9b5e-081606efc642/Screenshot+2025-05-03+at+7.19.11%E2%80%AFPM.png https://www.wascocountyforests.org/projects/hootenanny monthly 0.5 2025-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/3bc1ac7e-5772-42b1-a754-f55fdc6d9b85/Hootenanny+Project+field+tour+Oct+2024.jpeg Projects - Hootenanny Project - Make it stand out Wasco County Forest Collaborative co-hosted a field tour to the Hootenanny Project area with the Mt. Hood National Forest. Site visit to a portion of the planning area within the ODFW White River Wildlife Area (October 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/19d004b7-29b9-417d-b863-020c6f944114/Screenshot+2025-05-03+at+6.09.18%E2%80%AFPM.png Projects - Hootenanny Project - Make it stand out Map of the Hootenanny Project area on the far east side of the Mt. Hood National Forest in a checkerboard landscape. National Forest System lands are shown in salmon color, bordered by ODFW White River Wildlife Area (pink), and adjacent private lands (green). https://www.wascocountyforests.org/projects/southpaw monthly 0.5 2025-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/332aca20-e7d0-480e-9d3b-60db1c0aa29f/restored+stand+post+burn.jpeg Projects - South Pen Insect and Disease Project - Make it stand out Treated stand on the east zone of Mt. Hood. The treatment retained ponderosa pine and Oregon white oak while maintaining snags and large down woody debris throughout the treatment unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/539ddc17-c730-40a7-a990-a800ad98f4fe/Screenshot+2025-05-03+at+5.45.02%E2%80%AFPM.png Projects - South Pen Insect and Disease Project - Make it stand out Map of treatments included in the South Pen Insect and Disease Project. https://www.wascocountyforests.org/projects/pollywog monthly 0.5 2025-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/ba45572d-8d1d-4325-9af1-f87a7f03446e/pollywog+photo.jpg Projects - Pollywog Insect and Disease Project - Make it stand out An overstocked stand proposed for forest health treatments on the Barlow Ranger District. Past forest management practices and fire suppression have led to overstocked, unhealthy forests across much of the east zone of Mt. Hood National Forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/027297b7-13cc-4a72-aeaf-31d7d4fd5d57/Screenshot+2025-05-03+at+5.27.20%E2%80%AFPM.png Projects - Pollywog Insect and Disease Project - Make it stand out Map of treatments included in the Pollywog Insect and Disease Project. https://www.wascocountyforests.org/projects/grasshopper monthly 0.5 2025-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/724b7424-e4e0-4d7c-85d4-aff9a0055bdc/Screenshot+2025-05-03+at+2.58.06%E2%80%AFPM.png Projects - Grasshopper Restoration Project - Make it stand out Map of proposed treatments included in the Grasshopper Restoration Project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/e90e663e-fd87-4b0c-9189-7200fd5d91c3/ponderosa+overstory+mortality.jpeg Projects - Grasshopper Restoration Project - Make it stand out Portions of the Grasshopper Restoration Project area are experiencing mortality in legacy ponderosa pine. Old-growth ponderosa pine are dying because too many younger trees—especially fire-sensitive species like grand fir—are crowding them. This crowding leads to intense competition for water, which stresses the large, older pines. Without regular low-intensity fires, which once naturally cleared out small trees and underbrush, these dense, overstocked conditions persist, making the old trees more vulnerable to drought, insects, and disease. https://www.wascocountyforests.org/projects/rocky monthly 0.5 2025-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/c820ed84-b684-448c-a1bf-2973d8c55c10/Rocky+Restoration+Project+Map.jpg Projects - Rocky Restoration Project - Make it stand out Location of the Rocky Restoration Project on the Barlow Ranger District, Mt. Hood National Forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/0a54670c-0a43-4a40-8450-5f99e2d71aac/Screenshot+2025-05-03+at+1.16.32%E2%80%AFPM.png Projects - Rocky Restoration Project - Make it stand out Forest thinning treatments focus on plantation thinning, oak release, and unique habitats including aspen restoration and meadows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/56a378fe-7565-4707-8bb4-b31de4f7225b/rocky+rx+fire.jpeg Projects - Rocky Restoration Project - Make it stand out Prescribed burn implemented near Sportsmen’s Park within the Rocky Restoration Project (May 2025). Controlled burns will be used to maintain the treatments over time. https://www.wascocountyforests.org/projects/southfivemile monthly 0.5 2025-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/e7585e1c-f64d-4419-b6cd-7a030a75a18d/mt+Hood+dense+stand.jpeg Projects - South Five Mile Insect and Disease Project - Make it stand out South Fivemile has numerous stands that are overly dense, creating conditions that can lead to high severity wildfire and insect outbreaks. Thinning and prescribed burning are intended to restore healthy forests and understory species diversity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/80169fd7-1da4-463c-a20d-521aed5439e1/Screenshot+2025-05-03+at+1.25.55%E2%80%AFPM.png Projects - South Five Mile Insect and Disease Project - Make it stand out Map of proposed treatments in the South Fivemile Insect and Disease Project, Barlow Ranger District, Mt. Hood National Forest. https://www.wascocountyforests.org/projects/27roadfuelbreak monthly 0.5 2025-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/ffa48e5a-80c2-45b5-a9c4-8ac86880fc6d/Screenshot+2025-05-03+at+1.46.03%E2%80%AFPM.png Projects - 27 Road Fuel Break - Make it stand out Map showing the location of the 27 Road Fuel Break treatment units. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/1ed60741-124a-4a26-87e1-70a3ce0ea2ce/overstocked+ponderosa+pine.jpeg Projects - 27 Road Fuel Break - Make it stand out Image of a legacy Ponderosa Pine, a tree species that is especially fire and drought-tolerant, surrounded by young trees that have encroached due to the lack of fire and disturbance in the ecosystem. The 27 Road Fuel Break will remove these smaller trees and ladder fuels, improving both forest health and fire fighter safety. https://www.wascocountyforests.org/projects/eastsidemastication monthly 0.5 2025-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/d4a0d8e0-7b4b-4afe-8957-691da4387e70/plantation.jpeg Projects - Eastside Mastication Project (2018 & 2022) - Make it stand out Before the 1990s, plantations on the Mt. Hood National Forest were typically created after clearcut logging. Once large areas of trees were removed, they were replanted—often with a single species like Douglas-fir—to quickly regenerate timber for future harvest. These plantations were planted densely and managed for rapid growth, with less attention to natural diversity, wildlife habitat, or wildfire risk. Restoration is important today because many of these plantations have grown into overly crowded stands with uniform tree sizes and species. This makes them more vulnerable to pests, disease, and high-severity wildfires. Restoration efforts, like mastication and thinning, help bring back more natural forest conditions—supporting biodiversity, improving resilience to drought, and reducing the risk of severe wildfire. https://www.wascocountyforests.org/projects/gate monthly 0.5 2025-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/59b7e629-37e3-431f-9497-ebf94cae961d/Screenshot+2025-05-03+at+2.25.38%E2%80%AFPM.png Projects - Gate Insect and Disease Project - Make it stand out Map of proposed treatments included in the Gate Insect and Disease Project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/681657954050a33fcf3daad3/8ea1f971-10c3-45b1-b185-3ca81283e534/south+rock+oak+.jpeg Projects - Gate Insect and Disease Project - Make it stand out An Oregon white oak tree following thinning and prescribed burning near the Gate Project area. Oregon white oak are tolerant of drought and wildfire, making them suitable for a hotter, drier future. 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