Notes: The DNR Planning Area boundary does not include the full extent of the proposed USFS Upper Swauk Project Area but does include the USFS Swauk Pine Project Area, where implementation began in 2023. This dashboard shows only the potential commercial treatment acres in the Upper Swauk Project Area, summarized within the DNR Planning Area boundary.
This is a dashboard to visualize potential forest health and fuel reduction treatments with geospatial data from a landscape evaluation conducted by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Users may need to adjust browser zoom to see the information in all panels. This dashboard was created for the Upper Swauk Planning Area on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (OWNF). The landscape evaluation is available online: https://www.dnr.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/rp_2020_le_upper_swauk.pdf. Note that the DNR planning area boundary is not identical to the OWNF project area boundary.
Treatment targets are based on the departure of current forest structure from historical conditions for different sub-watersheds across all land ownerships. The Upper Swauk planning area has a mixture of dry, moist, and cold forests, and potential commercial treatments are below the target ranges for dry, moist, and cold moist forest types (See Departed Structure and Treatment Targets tab).
Landscape Treatment Priority (LTP) is based on fire risk, drought vulnerability, departed structure, and wildfire transmission to homes. The Upper Swauk planning area has a relatively high distribution of LTP, and potential commercial treatments are concentrated at the higher end of the distribution across the available area (See Landscape Treatment Priority tab).
Large Dense Forest Sustainability (LDFS) is based on fire risk, drought vulnerability, and current forest structure. The Upper Swauk planning area has a relatively low distribution of LDFS, and potential commercial treatments are concentrated at the lower end of the distribution (See Large Dense Forest Sustainability tab).
