Oak Creek Wildlife Area Forest Restoration

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Category Overview

The State Lands Restoration and Enhancement category provides funding to two state agencies to help repair damaged plant and animal habitat. These grants focus on resource preservation and protection of public lands. Projects in this category help bring important natural areas and resources back to their original functions by improving the self sustaining and ecological functionality of sites.

Project Highlights

The Department of Fish and Wildlife will use this grant to thin the forest in the Oak Creek Wildlife Area. The department will thin 667 acres of forest south of the Tieton River and do a controlled burn of 593 acres in the Oak Creek drainage in previously thinned areas. The work will improve habitat for a wide variety of wildlife species, promote forest health, and improve ecological integrity so treated areas are resilient to stressors.

Quick Facts

WWRP Applicant: Fish & Wildlife Dept of Category: State Lands Restoration & Enhancement WWRP Grant: $427,600.00 Applicant Match: $0.00 Project Type: Restoration County: Yakima Legislative District: 14 Status: Active RCO Project # 20-1689

Location Details

The wildlife area office is located at 16601 US Hwy 12, Naches, WA 98937. Properties where prescribed burning will occur are accessed by the FS-1400 and FS-1401 roads, Oak Creek and South Fork Oak Creek roads respectively. Properties where forest thinning will occur are accessed by the FS-1302 road, Windy Point road.

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.