Treasured Landscapes Restoration Project approved

June 20, 2017

Erick Walker, District Ranger of the Sandpoint Ranger District on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, has signed the Treasured Landscapes Prescribed Fire and Whitebark Pine Restoration project decision. The project consists of restoration actions including vegetation management and fuel reduction activities with the use of prescribed fire on National Forest System lands within and around the Lightning Creek drainage on the Sandpoint Ranger District. Project activities may begin this year and continue over several years. The Idaho Panhandle National Forests will provide updates as activities commence and progress. District Ranger Walker would like to thank all of the groups and individuals who expressed an interest in the planning of this project and who provided suggestions and input in its development. The Treasured Landscapes Campaign is a partnership between the National Forest Foundation and the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. The National Forest Foundation designated the Lightning Creek watershed as a Treasured Landscape conservation site in 2012. Additional information on the project is available online at https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=45871. Please direct any questions to Sara Sink, Project Team Leader, at sarassink@fs.fed.us or 208-443-6834.