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After the Fires

Information for Home Owners & Property Owners

The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is assessing long-term recovery management that may include salvage, reforestation, and other restoration activities resources.

The links below provides helpful information for the public regarding the fire recovery effort, including information presented at the two "After the Fires" workshops that were hosted on October 25, 2012 and November 1, 2012, as well as maps and links to further outreach.

Greg Kuyumjian with the United States Forest Service provided information that can be accessed by the link below:

Central Washington Fire Recovery

Amy Hendershot with the Natural Resources Conservation Service provided information regarding sandbag barrier and erosion control mat use, replanting resources and assessing tree fire damage:

Chelan County Post Fire Seeding

Erosion Control Information

Forest Health Alert: Fire Injury to Trees

Hillside Home Drainage

Hydromulching Information

Native Plants Recommended for Wetland/Riparian Plantings in the Pacific Northwest

Plant Seed Vendors

Post-fire Rehabilitation Treatments

Sandbag Barrier Information

Tree & Shrub Special Tolerance/Survival & Regrowth Estimates

Julie Sanderson with the Chelan County Noxious Weed Control Board and Dale Whaley with the WSU Douglas County Extension provided information on weed control:

Noxious Weeds After the Burn

Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board Publications

Information regarding trails damage was presented by Neal Hedges with the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust:

Foothills Maps Including Trails

Chelan-Douglas Land Trust Website

Interested parties are also welcome to come visit the WSU Chelan County Extension Office at 400 Washington Street in Wenatchee to pick-up any of these brochures or bring in weed samples for identification. Also available from WSU Extension, presented by Paula Dinius, is information on "Firewise Landscaping":

Firewise Landscaping Resource

Firewise Landscaping Plant Materials

Information regarding the National Weather Service, NOAA radios and the citizens weather observer program was provided by Katherine Rowden and Andrew Brown:

Citizens Weather Observers Program (CWOP)

National Weather Service Brochure

NOAA Weather Radio

NOAA Weather Radios Brochure