Hope Mt. project topic of Oct. 17 field tour
From our weekly issue dated October 14, 2009
The public can participate in a program, “Building a Restoration Forestry Culture and Economy in the Illinois Valley,” announced Lomakatsi Restoration Project, Siskiyou Project and the U.S. Forest Service.
A participatory field tour will be held Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will meet at Page Mountain Snow Park.
A community forum will be held Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lorna Byrne Middle School cafeteria in Cave Junction.
In November 2008, Lomakatsi Restoration Project, Siskiyou Project and the USFS Wild Rivers District created a partnership to develop and implement ecological restoration projects on USFS land in Illinois Valley. The partnership is a 10-year, 10,000-acre Master Stewardship Agreement.
This year the partnership is “implementing restoration activities” on 1,500 acres around the valley as part of the first project: the Hope Mountain Stewardship Project.
Lomakatsi currently is implementing a 220-acre portion of the project at the Page Mountain Snow Park. Those who attend the Oct. 17 field tour will see and evaluate ecological thinning operations and treatments. At the site they will meet with logging operators, forest workers and partnership staff to learn about the emerging restoration forestry industry being developed in Illinois Valley.
Attendees should wear weather-appropriate outdoor gear, and bring water and lunch.
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The Nov. 17 gathering at LBMS will provide information about “all the work we have done this year, and where we plan to go in the future. Hear how the partnership has utilized stewardship contracting to create jobs, restore the ecological services of our wildland and reduce fire risk.”
Additional topics and discussions will include:
- Ecological prescriptions and operational approaches for restoring forest health and future old-growth habitat while utilizing saw logs, biomass and small-diameter materials.
- Ecological monitoring protocols for forest restoration.
- Lomakatsi’s Restoration Workforce Training Program.
- Siskiyou Project’s Community Forestry and Restoration Program.
Contact Oshana Catranides for more information at oshana@siskiyou.org; or phone (541) 621-6999.
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