Stillaguamish Watershed Stewardship Pilot Project
Webpage to facilitate collaborative efforts around the potential stewardship project in the Stillaguamish Watershed on the Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest.
A potential pilot stewardship project in the upper Stillaguamish Watershed explores restoration opportunities for plantation thinning and road restoration on the Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest while evaluating if stewardship contracting is an appropriate tool to use to meet the restoration needs of this watershed.
Field trips were conducted with members of the SIRC, Conservation Northwest, North Cascades Conservation Council, Pilchuck Audubon, and US Forest Service to three possible plantation stands along Road 28 and the North Fork Stillaguamish. The field trips were on November 9th and 16th, and a phone call is scheduled to discuss the groups next steps.
Below are photographs from the field tour:
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Aerial view of the plantations that we viewed in the NE Finney Block in the Stilli watershed. |
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First plantation that we viewed along Road 28, where the proposed road relocation would go right through the stand. |
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Group standing along the North Fork Stillaguamish off of Road 28. |
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Road 28. |
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Car parked on Road 28 along the North Fork Stillaguamish. |
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The second plantation that we viewed. Would require the temporary road below. |
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The road that would need to be temporarily rebuilt for log hauling during operation with the second plantation. |
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The third plantation that we viewed. |
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Last, but not least - the swimming hole. |
For more information about this group please email Jen Watkins
