Resource Management

Aerial Insect and Disease Damage Survey

The Forest Service has been conducting Aerial Insect and Disease Damage Surveys in the Pacific Northwest for 70 years. See the latest map at the site for the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest by scolling down the list of forests. You can zoom in on map and display a legend explaining color codes.

An outbreak of spruce beetles on the north end of the Okanogan-Wenatchee has been active since 2006, killing over three million Engelmann spruce trees.  In parts of the Pasayten Wilderness it is hard to find a live mature spruce. Photo shows beetle-killed spruce in the foreground.

Motorized Travel Management

The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is proposing changes to motor vehicle use on specific roads, trails and areas within the non-wilderness portion of the Forest. Winter, over the snow motorized use will not be analyzed at this time and is not part of this proposal...

Fire Management

Fire updates, fire resources and links, fire prevention information, Industrial Fire Level Precautions, fire crews, restrictions, and more...

Announcement of Tribal Forest Protection Act Project

Dry Stewardship Project will restore approximately 548 acres of national forest land on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.  A contract with the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation will complete all treatments to reduce fuel loadings and improve forest health.  See linked announcement for more information.

Features

Aerial Insect and Disease Damage Survey Maps

The Forest Service has been conducting Aerial Insect and Disease Damage Surveys in the Pacific Northwest for 70 years. See the latest map for the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and forests across Oregon and Washington. You can zoom in on map and display a legend explaining color codes.

Travel Analysis Report

Travel analysis takes a comprehensive look at the roads of the entire forest, and the issues, risks, and benefits for all users, and the associated forest resources. Interdisciplinary teams have reviewed available data, along with information we received from the public, about our roads, access needs, and the affected forest resources with the goal of determining where changes to current road management practices would be beneficial. The Forest has released a travel analysis report that outlines existing roads systems and identifies opportunities to achieve a more sustainable system of roads. These travel analysis reports are part of nationwide requirement involving national forests across the country.  MORE...

Timber Sales