Work on a $1 million forest-thinning project got underway last week near Lost River Resort in Mazama.
The “Lost Driveway Hazard Fuels Thinning Project” will thin trees on almost 1,500 acres of federal forestlands that are adjacent to private properties. The work is the first phase of…
Lost Driveway Hazard Fuels Thinning Project
Project will remove hazardous fuels near Mazama
Public/private partnership aimed at reducing fire risks by thinning overgrown areas By Ann McCreary Overgrown forests on federal land adjacent to private property in Mazama will be thinned to reduce wildfire risk in a $1 million project that is expected to begin this summer. The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has awarded a contract to reduce hazardous […]