Upper Swauk
Basics
The Upper Swauk priority landscape (or priority planning area) embodies many of the most pressing forest health issues in the eastern Cascades, including wildfire risk to communities and forests, endangered species, insects and disease, and climate change.
- Although ownership is primarily USDA Forest Service (97%), homes and private parcels in Liberty are vulnerable to fire.
- Projected warming over the next 20-40 years will likely shift climate conditions suitable for moist forest towards condi-tions suitable for dry forest. Some areas of current dry forest may no longer support forest.
- Treating 39-62% of forested acres is recommended to increase resilience and reduce fire risk to communities using a combination of mechanical, prescribe fire, and managed wildfire treatments.
- Treatment priority is high in western portions of the planning area based on forest fire risk, drought vulnerability, current forest structure, and fire transmission to communities.
- Swauk Pine in the southeastern portion and Wild Blew in the western portion are two project areas that have been assessed for USFS restoration projects.
For more information view and download the full landscape evaluation summary. Data layers and other information associated with the landscape evaluation are available on Box.
Map
This map displays the simple location of forest health projects in this priority landscape along with optional additional layers that users can select to view including detailed treatment locations, and DNR landscape evaluation prioritization layers (by PODs or PCLs).
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Projects can be associated with multiple Priority Landscapes, but the simple project location marker is mapped in a single location. Therefore, some Projects may appear outside the Priority Landscape boundary.
Projects
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