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Project Planning & Implementation

After years of declining timber outputs from the Colville National Forest, the Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition was formed to bring former conservation and timber industry adversaries together to try to get beyond the gridlock of controversy, appeals, and litigation through local collaboration.  Since 2002, the Coalition has collaborated with the Colville National Forest and other community interests to move forward over 25 forest management projects.  Coalition members have dedicated hundreds of hours reviewing projects both in the field and using the latest science to make sure that responsible forest management that benefits forest health and our communities continues on the Colville National Forest for years to come.

Forest Service Project Update – January 12, 2012

Current Contracts (NEWFC Collaboration Projects*)

South Deep*: Three Rivers RD. Awarded to Stimson. Tractor and CTL portions completed. Helicopter and cable units are inactive due to timber market.

Conger *: Newport RD. Awarded to VBL. Ground base and skyline units have been completed. Helicopter units remain. Sale is inactive.

Huck (South Deep EA)*: Three Rivers RD. Awarded to VBL. All tractor and CTL have been completed. Helicopter and skyline units remain. Skyline units active.

Rogers Stewardship (South Deep EA)*: Three Rivers RD. Awarded to VBL. All ground based and skyline units are completed. Only one helicopter unit remains to be harvested and is currently active. Biomass removal operations are active.

Vulcan Stewardship*:Republic RD. Awarded toVBL. Harvest is completed. Biomass removal operations are active.

Lakes Stewardship*: Three Rivers RD. Awarded to Lost Creek Logging. Majority of the restoration work is completed. Operations have resumed in the Thomas Mountain area.

Malo East Lake Stewardship*: Republic RD. Awarded to VBL. Task Orders 1, 2, 3 (TSI), 4 awarded. Harvest is complete. Restoration work needs to be completed. Biomass grinding in progress.

Scotchman Stewardship (Hanlon EA)*: Sullivan Lake RD. Awarded to VBL. Harvest in ground base units is active.

Finn Stewardship (South Deep EA)*: Three Rivers RD. Awarded to VBL. Skyline operations are on the last unit. Ground based operations are active. Biomass grinding in progress.

Hall Creek Thinning: Republic RD. Awarded toVBL. Two of three harvest units were completed this summer. Not currently active.

Summit Pierre Stewardship*: Three Rivers RD. Awarded to VBL. Skyline and ground based units active.

Hanlon Stewardship*: Sullivan Lake RD. Awarded to VBL 9/30/11 . Stewardship Project for marking is in progress. Ground based operations active – multiple sides.

Sand Cr. Stewardship*: Three Rivers RD. Awarded to VBL 11/21/11 . No activity to date.

Eastern Washington Biomass Stewardship Contract: Joint Ok-Wen & Colville IDIQ contract designed to remove biomass. Awarded to twelve contractors in 2009. Task Orders on the Colville to grind and remove slash include:

Angel Peak (49 Ex) on Newport RD awarded to ABCO. Completed.

Gardin Taco on Newport RD awarded to ABCO. Completed.

Slate (Z Slumber EA) on Sullivan Lake RD awarded to Bigfoot Trucking. Completed.

Quartzite on Three Rivers RD awarded to Pond Logging. Completed.

Huck *(South Deep EA) on Three Rivers RD awarded to VBL. Completed.

Trout* on Republic RD awarded to VBL. Completed.

Aladdin * (South Deep EA) on Three Rivers RD awarded to Lost Creek Logging. Inactive.

Rocky * (South Deep EA) on Three Rivers RD awarded to Lost Creek Logging. Inactive.

Piney (Slate Thinning CE) on Sullivan Lake RD awarded to Bigfoot Trucking this month. Inactive.

NEPA Projects

*Kettle Face: Decision has been signed. Project has been divided into two implementation area. On the ground implementation of both is ongoing. Project will be implemented with two contracts in FY 2012.

*Power: IDT developed and analyzed Alternative C to address NEWFC’s

“Blueprint”. EA goes to out to public for 30 day comment period by March 1. Projected decision date is May 1, 2012 .

*East Wedge: Project is proceeding under agreement with SCCD. Decision document expected out in February.

* Walker : The Forest is dealing with 2 objections.

*Renshaw: IDT is working on potential treatment areas. Expect to develop proposed action late spring 2012.

*Deer Jasper: IDT identifying opportunities through existing/desired conditions. Staying at the landscape scale – shooting for opening public involvement in February.

Completed Contracts Since 2005

  • Wolf Stewardship * Wuesthoff Excavation Newport RD
  • Bead Lake Stewardship (BL CE) PVF Newport RD
  • Garden Taco PVF/VBL Newport RD
  • Bartlette – BL Salvage Reoffer (Bart/BL) MacArthur Newport R
  • KP (Kings Pit) Nielsen Newport RD
  • 49 Degree Expansion Settlement (49 Ex.) Chewelah Ski Basin Newport RD
  • Nordic Settlement (49 Ex.) Chewelah Ski Basin Newport RD
  • Angel Peak Settlement (49 Ex.) Chewelah Ski Basin Newport RD
  • Scatter Stewardship VBL Republic RD
  • Swansong (Scatter EA) Boise Republic RD
  • Trout N (Trout EA)* VBL Republic RD
  • Trout W (Trout EA)* VBL Republic RD
  • Totem VBL Sul Lake RD
  • Highline Salvage Reoffer (Z Slumber EA) MacArthur Sul Lake RD
  • Leadfoot (Z Slumber EA) VBL Sul Lake RD
  • Slate Creek Pulp (Z Slumber EA) VBL Sul Lake RD
  • Halliday Salvage (Z Slumber EA) MacArthur Sul Lake RD
  • Tiger Aspen (Tiger CE) PVF Sul Lake RD
  • Burnt Valley Stewardship * VBL TR RD
  • Orient Stewardship * VBL TR RD
  • Bangs Stewardship * VBL TR RD
  • Flowery (Quartzite/Lane EAs) PVF/VBL TR RD
  • Iron Helicopter (Addy/Back Lakes EAs) Boise TR RD
  • Fritz Demo (Fritz EA) Boise TR RD
  • Patch (Back Lakes/Quartzite EAs) VBL TR RD
  • Backblow Salvage (Back Lakes EA) VBL TR RD
  • Browns Lake PVF/VBL Sul Lake RD
  • Misery* VBL Newport RD
  • Quartzite Stewardship PVF/VBL TR RD
  • Deadman Stewardship* VBL TR RD
  • Geophysical Stewardship* VBL Newport
  • Blue Ruby* VBL Newport
  • Slate Thinning VBL Sul Lake
  • Styx Cr. VBL Sul Lake