Post-Fire Recovery
View our interactive story map to learn more about the 2021 wildfire season, treatments that aided in firefighting efforts and to stay updated on the Umatilla National Forest's post-fire recovery and long-term restoration activities moving forward.
Reforestation for Green Ridge, Lick Creek, and Elbow Creek Fires
Status: Implementation Ongoing
Reforestation is an important part of helping the landscape recover following the 2021 Green Ridge, Lick Creek and Elbow Creek Fires. Overall, the Pomeroy and Walla Walla Ranger Districts has identified approximately 5,800 acres for potential planting within the footprints of the fires where burn intensity was moderate to high. Forest Service staff will survey these sites over several years to determine appropriate planting needs. Tree planting is scheduled to begin in 2023 with more than 350,000 seedlings planted on approximately 2,300 acres. Tree species will consist of a diverse mix of native plants, including western larch, Douglas fir, ponderosa pine, and western white pine.
Additional acreage will be contracted in subsequent years and updated at that time.
Pomeroy Danger Tree and Fire Salvage Project
Status: Decision Signed
The Pomeroy Danger Tree and Fire Salvage project proposes to remove danger and hazard trees that threaten public health and safety along travel routes and within developed recreation sites; restore portions of the landscape burned by the Green Ridge and Lick Creek Fires through reforestation; and recover forest economic value and benefits through salvage harvest. Trees that are removed may be sold through commercial timber sales, offered to the public as firewood, or used onsite for stream and habitat rehabilitation.
Soil and Vegetation Burn Severity Maps
Lick Creek Fire
Green Ridge Fire
Elbow Creek Fire
Regional Post-Fire Recovery Information
- The Forest Service is responding, in partnership with other agency and non-profit partners, to help to address repair and recovery needs as a result of recent wildfires. Explore the links below for multimedia resources, post-fire data and closure information, and other resources. To view more information, visit the Wildfire Recovery webpage.