Restoration in the Methow Valley

Upland Habitat Improvements (other than sustainable forestry)
project #	year(s)	group name	project location	project description
1	1940s-present	WDFW	Methow Wildlife Area	irrigated food plots for wildlife
2	1950-1960	WDFW	Methow Wildlife Area,Fraser Ck	planted 120 acres of shrubs for wildlife
3	1960s-1980s	WDFW	Methow Wildlife Area	installed cistern guzzlers to provide water for wildlife
4	1960s-present	WDFW	Methow Wildlife Area	sprayed for weeds
5	mid 1970s-1980s	WDFW	Methow Wildlife Area, Fraser Ck, Beaver Ck	developed springs for wildlife and cattle
6	1983	USFS	Jack Ck	burned forage to increase shrub browse for mule deer
7	1984	USFS	McFarland Ck, Squaw Ck	burned forage to increase shrub browse for mule deer
8	10/1-3/31,mid 1980's-present	WDFW, USFS	Ramsey Ck,Bear Ck,Pearrygin� ridge,S Fk Beaver Ck, Beaver Ridge,�see WDFW travel plan for a complete list	closed roads seasonally for mule deer migation and winter range
9	1986	WDFW	Methow Wildlife Area	revegetated 10 acres of agricultural fields with permanent vegetation
10	1986	USFS	South Fork Beaver Creek	fenced an aspen stand to exclude cattle
11	1987	USFS	Volstead Ck,Gold Ck, Smith Canyon,Chickamun Canyon,Bear Mtn, Thompson Ridge,McFarland Ck, 1st Ck,3rd Ck,Winthrop tree farm,2nd Ck,Newby Ck,Piper Canyon,Squaw Ck, Poorman Ck,McClure Mtn, Finley Canyon	developed perches for birds
12	1988	USFS	Leecher Mountain	developed watering areas for wildlife
13	1988	USFS	SF Beaver Ck, N Summit	developed watering areas for wildlife
14	1989	WDFW	Methow Wildlife Area	revegetated 30 acres of agricultural fields with permanent vegetation
15	1989	WDFW	Methow Wildife Area	planted 6 acres of shrubs for wildlife
16	1989	USFS	N Summit,Gate Ck,Leroy Ck, Nottingham Ck	planted shrubs for wildlife
17	1989	USFS	SSummit,Nottingham,ButtonCk	developed watering areas for wildlife
18	1989	USFS	Dodd Creek	developed watering areas for wildlife
19	1989	USFS	Boulder Ck, Polepick	planted 90 acres of bitterbrush for mule deer browse
20	1989	USFS	South Summit	pruned 6 acres of bitterbrush for mule deer winter browse
21	1989	USFS	Chewuch drainage	developed perches for birds
22	1989-1991	USFS	Minnie Fire	planted bitterbrush for mule deer browse for the Minnie Fire restoration
23	1989-1994	USFS	Bobcat Mtn,Bear Mtn,Frazer Ck, Lightening Ck,Polepick Mtn,Black Canyon Ck,Beaver Ck,Ben Ck,N Summit, Dodd Ck,Gate Ck,E Chewuch,Ramsey Ck,Cub Ck,Yockey pond,Beaver meadow, S Fk Beaver meadow, Blackpine	installed nestboxes
24	1989-2000	USFS	24 creek drainages in valley	created over 1,000 snags for wildlife habitat
25	1990	USFS	Boulder Creek, Goat Creek	burned aspen stands to improve stand health
26	1990	USFS	North Summit	developed perches for birds
27	1990	USFS	Polepick Mtn, Ray Creek	planted shrubs for wildlife
28	1990	USFS	Boulder Ck, Yockey Ck	developed watering areas for wildlife
29	1991	USFS	Bobcat Mountain	developed watering areas for wildlife
30	1991	USFS	North Summit	developed watering areas for wildlife
31	1992	USFS	Buttermilk Creek	developed watering areas for wildlife
32	1992	USFS	Ben Creek	burned aspen stands to improve stand health
33	1992	USFS	numerous locations	installed cistern guzzlers to provide water for wildlife
34	1992	USFS	all clearcuts up Boulder Ck, other locations	developed perches for birds
35	1992	USFS	Boulder Creek	installed bat houses
36	1992	USFS	Chewuch,Cub Ck,other areas	managed aspen stands to encourage regeneration and improve stand health
37	1993	USFS	Polepick Mountain	planted shrubs for wildlife
38	1993	USFS	French Ck, North Summit	developed watering areas for wildlife
39	1994	USFS	Black Canyon Ck	pruned 20 acres of bitterbrush for mule deer winter browse
40	1996	USFS	Shady Nook Basin	developed watering areas for wildlife
41	1996	USFS	Blackpine Meadows	burned aspen stands to improve stand health
42	1996-2000	NRCS, DNR	Methow Wildlife Area	grazed cows earlier to enhance bitterbrush growth for mule deer, developed a 4 pasture rotation--graze 3, rest 1
43	1998	WDFW	Methow Wildlife Area	revegetated 20 acres of agricultural fields with permanent vegetation
44	1998	NRCS	Cow Creek	planted upland areas for wildlife
45	1998	USFS	French,S Fk Beaver,Jack Ck	pruned over 85 acres of bitterbrush for mule deer winter browse
46	1998	NRCS	French Creek	developed watering areas for cattle and wildlife
47	late 1990s	WDFW, USFS	Sullivan's pond	underburned area to improve wildlife habitat
48	1998-1999	NRCS,OCD,DNR, USFS, MVSTA	near Wolf Creek	fenced area to develop a 2 pasture rotation system
49	1999	NRCS	Libby Creek	established a pasture rotation system
50	2001	USFS	Early Winters Area	relocated an abandoned house used as a nursery colony by Townsend's big-eared bats away from a future construction area and restored the structure, constructed a new, more durable "bat house" nearby.

The projects that have been highlighted above can be located on one of the map pages. Orange dots on the maps indicate upland habitat improvement projects.

Group Name Legend:
MBI- The Methow Biodiversity Institute
MC- The Methow Conservancy
MFI- Methow Field Institute
MVRE- Methow Valley Restoration Education
MVSTA- The Methow Valley Ski Trails Association
NFF- National Forest Foundation
NRCS- Natural Resources Conservation Service
OCD- Okanogan Conservation District
PSM- Partnership for a Sustainable Methow
PWI-The Pacific Watershed Institute
USFS- U.S. Forest Service
USFWS- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
WDFW- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

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