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Dungeness Demonstration Project. A Component of the Pacific Coast Demonstration Project by. Andrew B. Perleberg – Extension Forester & Project Coordinator. Issue. Water Quantity; High Summer; Temperature; Highly Evolsive; Riparian Forest and Floodplain Increasingly Developed
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Dungeness Demonstration Project A Component of the Pacific Coast Demonstration Project by Andrew B. Perleberg – Extension Forester & Project Coordinator
Issue • Water Quantity; High Summer; Temperature; Highly Evolsive; Riparian Forest and Floodplain Increasingly Developed • Huge investments by USFS in upland restoration and maintenance • 9 runs of Pacific salmon listed under Endangered Species Act in 1999 For Salmon Recovery to be successful, watershed health and riparian forest protection and enhancement practices needed to occur in the lowland non-industrial private forest lands.
Forest Land Enhancement Program $67,000 Stewardship Incentives Program $33,000 Program Funding
22 Stakeholder meetings Targeted mailings 3, 9-week “Coached” Forest Stewardship Planning Shortcourse 54 site visits Educational/ Technical Outputs
Timber Stand Improvement PCT Pruning Release from brush Wildlife Habitat Variable Density Thinning Nest Boxes Snag Creaton Food Plots Fire Protection/ Prevention Fish Habitat Protection and Enhancement On-the-ground Practice Outputs
Summary • - Made Possible by Collaborative Effort • High outputs • Addressed critical ESA issue • Efficient use of FLEP $$ and remaining SIP $$
Andy Perleberg WSU Extension Forester 509-667-6658 andyp@wsu.edu Thank you for your attention