Rogue Forest Partners Kick off Restoration in Upper Applegate Watershed
Jacksonville, OR June 9, 2021— The Upper Applegate Watershed (UAW) Restoration Project is located on the Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and the Ashland Resource Area, Medford District, Bureau of Land Management.
The planning process for the 52,000-acre Upper Applegate watershed was a unique collaborative approach between stakeholders and federal agencies that incorporates an all-lands approach to address landscape resilience to disturbance and climate change. Now, in cooperation with the Rogue Forest Partners, the Forest Service is pleased to announce the beginning of the implementation phase for the UAW project.
“It is very exciting to move into the implementation phase of the UAW project! This important forest restoration work in the Applegate Adaptive Management Area has been envisioned by the community for decades. The Forest Service could not have secured funding to implement this project without the help of the Rogue Forest Partners,” said Siskiyou Mountains District Ranger Donna Mickley.
Lomakatsi Restoration started implementation work on Monday, June 7. This will include surface and ladder fuels treatments along Beaver Creek for a total of 273 acres. The goal is to complete as much cutting and piling as possible before fire season shutdown. Crews will be piling as they progress in order to minimize the amount of slash left on the ground in the event they are shut down due to fire restrictions or to fight fire.
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