There are no new wildfires to report on the Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Association (C-PTPA) District this week.
The Idaho Department of Lands sold a timber sale on Monday, May 15, 2023, at Kamiah. Mussel Sprouts Cedar, located four (4) miles East of Weippe, was sold to IFG Timber LLC.
Fire occurrence has increased this past week with three fires on the Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protective Association (CPTPA) - district.
Escaped debris burning is the number one cause of wildfires in Idaho. Preventing unwanted human caused fires is important to everyone because firefighting resources are limited.
Although much of Idaho received significant winter snow and spring precipitation, escaped burning operations present a significant wildfire risk this spring.
This past week brought multiple thunderstorms to the Fire District. While there was some rain with the storms, there was substantial lightning as well.
Personnel across the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, along with their interagency partners and neighbors, are preparing for spring prescribed burning operations across north central Idaho. These projects help to reduce hazardous fuels, restore wildlife habitat, and create better prote…
PotlatchDeltic will be conducting logging activities near marker 22 on the Silver Creek Road beginning Monday, May 8 and lasting through June 30. The road will be closed to the public during this time period.
There have been no wildland fires on the C-PTPA fire district this past week. The staff has responded to a few smoke checks, but found each of them to be landowners legally burning debris.
To celebrate Arbor Day, The Idaho Forest Products Commission on Friday, April 28, will give away 20,000 Idaho-native tree seedlings that were grown at University of Idaho’s Franklin H. Pitkin Forest Nursery.
The Bureau of Land Management Cottonwood Field Office is temporarily closing Eagle Creek Road east of Lewiston in Nez Perce County during the work week, and occasionally on the weekends, so road crews can do reconstruction and maintenance work. The temporary closure of this 15-mile stretch o…
The Idaho Transportation Department in District 2 and its partners will be conducting work on the iconic 811 feet long bridge at White Bird Creek at Milepost 223.7 along US-95. The project is federally funded and valued at $3,084,200. This preservation project is anticipated to start late-Ap…
Clearwater Compulsive Gardeners Club will have a field trip to visit nurseries in the LC Valley on Monday, April 24. They will carpool from the Orofino City Park, gathering at 9:00 a.m.
There has been no wildland fire activity on the district this past week.
Chief Bart Jones, of the Orofino Fire Department, is announcing the last day of burning in city limits as Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
The Idaho Department of Lands sold a timber sale on Monday, April 10, at Kamiah. Independence OSR, located eight miles northeast of Kooskia, was sold to IFG Timber LLC.
The Clearwater- Potlatch Timber Protective Association had its first wildfire of the season on April 6. The Clearwater County Sheriff’s office reported it to the C-PTPA at approximately 3:30 p.m.
Idaho is well known for extensive public lands; so much that people sometimes lose sight of how much private land we have in selected regions of the state. Some of these private parcels are in large blocks, but most of them are smaller parcels owned by an ever-growing number of private lando…
Dworshak Dam is currently releasing 5,100 cubic feet per second. Flows will begin increasing on the evening of Thursday April 13 to be in the approximate range of 7,000 cfs. On the evening of Sunday April 16, flows will increase for a two-day period to be in the approximate range of 9,000 to…
Is your home and property at risk from wildfire. A workshop will be held on Saturday, May 6, 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Kooskia Community Center.
The Idaho Department of Lands sold a timber sale on Wednesday, March 29, at Kamiah. Big Cat OSR Cedar, located four (4) miles east of Weippe, was sold to Empire Lumber Company.
Is your home and property at risk?
Idaho Trails Association (ITA) is looking for volunteers to help maintain trails in Idaho.
Forest fires are a fact of life in the Inland Northwest. Homes located on forested lands (the “wildland interface”) can be at high risk from forest fires. Rural homeowners can lessen that risk if they modify their houses and landscapes to make them less likely to ignite and easier for firefi…
Dworshak Dam will be increasing releases starting March 27 from 1,700 cubic feet per second to approximately 4,000 to 6,000 cfs over a two-day period. Operations at Dworshak will change the height of the Clearwater River downstream of the dam by approximately 1.5 feet, over the two-day period.
Dworshak Dam is looking for individuals or couples to serve as Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance Volunteers around the dam for the summer season.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Idaho has released the February Water Supply Outlook Report for the 2023 water year (WY23).
Green Things Nursery is offering free gardening and pruning workshops promoting healthy eating, healthy living, and self-sufficiency.
Bald Mountain
Last week we were able to finish opening up several loops around the Pierce and Mussellshell trailheads.
Bald Mountain
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