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Sinlahekin Ecosystem Restoration - Phase 1
- Status
- Funded in 2009
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this grant to thin, prune, pile, and burn areas in the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area, which is dependent on fire for a healthy ecosystem. Fire, a key ecological process, has been excluded for nearly 100 years. Fire and its byproducts help maintain a mosaic of plant communities, in various stages of succession across the landscape. The project will improve conditions for many wildlife, including flammulated owls, pygmy nuthatchs, and white-headed woodpeckers. Also, the project will reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, rejuvenate mule deer winter range, improve forest health, and provide jobs. The department will contribute $75,000 from a federal grant. This was the top ranked project of 21 competing for funding in category of state lands restoration of the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program.
Location
From Riverside north on SR 97 to about Mile Post 304.6. Turn left (west) on the South Pine Creek Road. Proceed west about 7 miles where road enters SWA, proceed north to the north end of Blue Lake - the area on the west side of the road from this point to the North boundary of the SWA is the worksite . From Tonasket west on 4th Ave across Okanogan River to the Hwy 7 Junction. Turn right (north) on Hwy 7 and proceed north to the Loomis Hwy Junction continuing on (west) to Loomis. Drive through Loomis and proceed straight (west) into a sweeping left turn onto Sinlahekin Road. Proceed south on Sinlahekin Road about 3 miles where the road enters SWA - the area on the west side of the road from this point to Blue Lake Dam is the worksite.
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Sinlahekin Ecosystem Restoration - Phase 1
- The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this grant to thin, prune, pile, and burn areas in the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area, which is dependent on fire for a healthy ecosystem. Fire, a key ecological process, has been excluded for nearly 100 years. Fire and its byproducts help maintain a mosaic of plant communities, in various stages of succession across the landscape. The project will improve conditions for many wildlife, including flammulated owls, pygmy nuthatchs, and white-headed woodpeckers. Also, the project will reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, rejuvenate mule deer winter range, improve forest health, and provide jobs. The department will contribute $75,000 from a federal grant. This was the top ranked project of 21 competing for funding in category of state lands restoration of the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program.
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What is the WWRP?
The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) is a state grant program that creates and conserves local and state parks, wildlife habitat and working farms. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office administers WWRP grants, and the legislature funds the program.
