Scattered Lands Hazardous Fuels Project
The Scattered Lands Hazardous Fuels project focuses on 173,942 acres of high-risk forestlands in North Idaho. This area was designated as one of two priority landscapes defined by the Shared Stewardship Agreement between the State of Idaho, U.S. Forest Service, and NRCS.
The project will mitigate wildfire threats to communities by focusing on hazardous fuels mitigation, improving overall forest health, safeguarding road access to communities, and increasing public outreach and education.
Collaboration with county, state and federal partners, national forest collaborative groups, and industrial and non-industrial private landowners has been instrumental in developing and prioritizing treatments, improving coordination with adjacent landowners, and leveraging limited resources to embrace the cross-boundary approach and achieve landscape-scale restoration goals.
Working Together
Collaboration with county, state and federal partners, national forest collaborative groups, and industrial and non-industrial private landowners has been instrumental in developing and prioritizing treatments, improving coordination with adjacent landowners, and leveraging limited resources to embrace the cross-boundary approach and achieve landscape-scale restoration goals.
Partners: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bonner County Office of Emergency Management, Idaho Department of Lands, Panhandle Forest Collaborative, Idaho Forest Group, Stimpson Lumber Company, and Clearwater Paper.
“This will lead to a fire resilient landscape with wildfire-prepared communities.”
Ara andrea, shared stewardship coordinator
Project Location
Within Bonner County, this project is located south of the Pend Oreille River, west of Lake Pend Oreille, and adjacent to the Washington state line.
Scattered Lands Virtual Tour 2022
Videos Related to this Project
How private/residential landowners are getting involved
No Boundaries Forestry: The Strategy, the Tool, the People, the Results
Contact
Jeff Lau
North Idaho Shared Stewardship Coordinator
U.S. Forest Service – Idaho Department of Lands
(406) 885-2781
jeffrey.lau@usda.gov