Visit our new website:  www.chumstickcoalition.org

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This collaboration continues the strong work of individuals and organizations working on conservation, fuels reduction, and Community Wildfire Protection Plans in the Leavenworth area over the past several years.  Led by current elected Coalition Chair, Ross Frank, participants include local landowners and residents, local fire district, industry representatives, County Commissioners, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, The Wilderness Society, Conservation Northwest, and more.  The Coalition is fiscally sponsored by the North Central Washington RC&D, and Christine Jakobsen serves as the director.  We are grateful to be operating under funding from the National Forest Foundation, the Icicle Fund, and donations from participating organizations. 

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Acknowledging that wildfire and forest health issues go beyond individual landownership boundaries, the Coalition is looking to engage all those interested in fuels reduction work in the Chumstick watershed.  We work closely with public entities, such as the US Forest Service, Wenatchee River Ranger District to ensure that complementary fuels reduction work occurs on private and public lands in the area.

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Over the next year we hope to produce the following results from our collaboration:

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• A proposal with the Wenatchee River Ranger District for a Healthy Forest Restoration Act Project on national forest land in the Chumstick watershed. Click here to view project proposal on the Wenatchee Ranger District website.

• Educational materials targeted to residents and landowners in the Chumstick watershed about fire and resources available to them, including a “what is happening with your neighbors” created section to localize the information.

• Educational forums to further the dialogue on the issues related to fire management in the Chumstick watershed.

• The foundation for fuels reduction evaluations and implementation on private lands later in 2009 and in the following year.

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