Projects
The "30,000 Foot View" Subcommittee
Use the following links to view the maps and data compiled by the subcommittee to date:
Background Information
Malheur National Forest basins and watersheds
Malheur National Forest historical range of variation
Wildfire
Malheur National Forest Fires 1960 - 2007 (mapped by decade)
Malheur National Forest Large Fires 1960 - 2007 (combined on topographic map)
Malheur National Forest Large Fires 1960 - 2007 (combined on map)
Acres burned by fire (by year) 1970 - 2005
Insects and Disease
Insect and disease occurence 2007
Insect and disease occurence 2008
Damon Creek Project Subcommittee
The Damon Creek Project Subcommittee has just recently begun working on this project area. The Subcommittee recently toured the project area and has begun compiling areas of agreement. Read the field tour and meeting minutes, and see the agreements to date and the proposed project timeline.
Dad's Creek Project Subcommittee
The Dad's Creek sub-basin has been identified as a priority project area because current forest conditions pose problems for ecosystem health and adjacent homeowners. Members of the BMFP have toured the area and consulted with Forest Service specialists to determine priority issues for the area. These include:
- Reducing the threat of wildfire near homes and community infrastructure
- Increasing forest stand diversity and restoring the forest to a condition that is more resilient to the impacts of fire
- Enhancing the presence and diversity of hardwood tree species and old growth conditions
- Enhancing aquatic ecosystems
- Offsetting project costs and creating community economic opportunities through utilization of woody biomass removed during treatments.
Read our recommendations to the Forest Service.