Chewelah
Basics
Ownership is split between the Colville National Forest (42%), private (36%), industrial forestland (16%), and other (6%).
- Fire probability and risk are highest in the eastern half of the planning area, as well as west of Highway 395. While fuel loads are high in these areas, fire probability is low, resulting in moderate risk.
- Treating 37-51% of forested acres is recommended to increase resilience and reduce fire risk to communities using a combination of mechanical, prescribed fire, and managed wildfire treatments.
- High priority areas for potential treatments that maximize forest health and wildfire response benefit include locations throughout the western portion and eastern end of the planning area.
- Vaagen Brothers Lumber Company, through an A-Z stewardship contract with Colville National Forest, is currently planning a large forest restoration project on USFS land within the planning area.
- Treatments completed on US Forest Service land after the 2015 LiDAR acquisition in the southeastern portion have already met some of the treatment need. These projects are part of the Power Lake Environmental Assessment.
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