Cle Elum Forest

The Nature Conservancy envisions a future with expansive forest landscapes that are healthy and resilient to environmental changes, support strong wildlife and fish populations, produce a sustainable supply of wood and clean water, and is recognized for its contribution to community vitality. The forest ecosystem should clearly be seen for its conservation significance and the value it brings to local communities through access to recreation, clean water, safety from catastrophic fire, and jobs. 

The Nature Conservancy’s goal is to restore the forests of the Central Cascades to be more resilient to fire, disease, and a changing climate. Active management will be used to develop a healthy and more resilient ecosystem that contains larger trees, more complex and variable habitats, and productive streams flowing with clean water. Active management is expected to include thinning in dense forest stands, logging to create openings and diverse forest structure, prescribed fire, and management of forest fuels, planting to build forest diversity, repair of damaged roads and trails, and restoration of stream habitat complexity.

The material harvested from thinning supplied logs for the lattice used in the PDX-Next Airport Remodel.