By SGPC Coordinator In late August, the SGPC joined the Recreate Responsibly Coalition to help spread the work about recreating safely—especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. With many people feeling stir-crazy due to shelter-in-place orders and other social distancing mandates, managers have seen a record influx of recreationists to public lands. Read more…
On July 19, 2019, SGPC members toured the Upper Wind planning area with Tom Spies (Emeritus Scientist, Pacific Northwest Research Station and Courtesy Professor, Oregon State University) and James Johnston (Faculty Research Associate, Oregon State University). The group learned about the ecological value of early seral habitat and why this Read more…
The South Gifford Pinchot Collaborative (SGPC) was selected by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to receive funding from their new forest health grant programs to help organizations conduct landscape-scale forest restoration and management. The group was awarded $375,100 through the All Lands Forest Restoration Grant Program and Read more…
Check out the Washington Forest Collaboratives Network website for a recent article about the SGPC Temporary Roads Monitoring Pilot Project.
The South Gifford Pinchot Collaborative is hosting a public workshop on June 7th from 6:00-8:00PM at the Hegewald Center (710 SW Rock Creek Dr) in Stevenson, WA to gather public input on the future management of developed recreation on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest (GPNF). This will be a chance Read more…
The South Gifford Pinchot Collaborative (SGPC) is excited to announce that the group received a significant grant from the National Forest Foundation (NFF) for 2018. The project, A Road Map to Increased Pace and Scale of Restoration on the South Gifford Pinchot National Forest, was fully funded for $24,000, marking Read more…
The SGPC has been asked to be part of the Advisory Committee for Eastern Washington’s 20 Year Forest Health Strategic Plan. The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is leading this program and explains the need for a coordinated all lands management strategy to reduce “the risk of uncharacteristic wildfires Read more…