#wallowa-whitman national forest

[vintagecamping]

Horseback riders in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.

Oregon

1960

[barrywone]

DSC_0954 (2) - Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.

[convexly]

Untitled by Tom Humphrey

[backside-into-the-heavenly]

The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon🇺🇸

[mattydemise]

Abandoned Log Cabin in Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.

[writtwithwitt]

The amazing Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is full of natural wonders -- and... Embrace the awe-inspiring beauty of Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and let nature's wonders inspire your soul.

[pampandafy]

As far as names go, Morgan Nesbit sounds pretty benign. The U.S. Forest Service’s Morgan Nesbit Forest Resiliency Project, however, has sown plenty of discord. The forest management plan takes in a pair of remote mounds (Morgan Butte and Nesbit Butte) 20 miles southeast of Joseph, Ore., in northeastern Oregon’s Wallowa County, home to the treasured Eagle Cap Wilderness and Hells Canyon National Recreation Area. The management project initiated by the USFS in 2020 across an 86,500-acre area targets a vast expanse of rugged canyonlands, river valleys and forested peaks in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. The agency wrapped its second public comment period for the project late last month after the release of a Draft Environmental Assessment. This follows five years of research, pre-scoping, story-mapping and scientific reporting on the region—including a wildlife evaluation with its own 20-page index. Targeting one of the most prized outdoor recreation areas in the state, including thousands of acres inside Hells Canyon, the Morgan Nesbit Forest Resiliency Project has been on a long journey that appears to be nearing its conclusion. The plan’s latest phase may be its most exhaustive and challenging. “There’s definitely a list of things about Morgan Nesbit that we’re not pleased with,” says Jamie Dawson, conservation director of Greater Hells Canyon Council, an organization dedicated to preserving Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, where about 45% of the project would be based. Topping Dawson’s list is the project’s location, size and timber harvest.   “Would I have ever picked the crown jewel of the Forest Service system in the Northwest and probably the entire country for a substantial part of a nearly 90,000-acre logging project? Probably not,” says Dawson, who adds that “resiliency project” is often used as a euphemism for, among other things, cutting down trees. “The history of logging in Oregon has always been a series of rebranding efforts to see what is the most palatable phrase for them to still be able to meet their timber targets,” says Dawson. “Words like ‘resiliency’ can be attached to anything from a terrible logging campaign that we really dislike to something like Morgan Nesbit that’s just super-complex and needs to be treated as such."

The rest of the article gets into more of the project details (watershed restoration and assessing forest access roads) and the controversy around it.

[theoregontrail2024]

The way home:

We see the Kam Wah Chung heritage site in John Day (a thriving Chinatown once stood here!), venture to the Painted Hills, and finally arrive to Portland. Today we passed through 4 National Forests and 1 National Grassland (Wallowa-Whitman, Malheur, Ochoco, Crooked River, Mt. Hood) - from sagebrush seas to dense evergreen forest. Our beloved cat is so excited to see us, and the apartment never felt more spacious after all those hours spent in the car. We made it!!!!!

[petnews2day]

Field Reports: Snake River powerboat reservations begin

New Post has been published on https://petn.ws/HNbkO

Field Reports: Snake River powerboat reservations begin

From staff reports Powerboat enthusiasts can begin reserving their permits for the Snake River in Hells Canyon for the year. Reservations for the permits became available last Friday, according to a news release from the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. They are available on recreation.gov and can be made over the phone by calling (877) 444-6777 through […]

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[bluemtnsbiodiversity]

Help end logging of mature and old forests across the nation!

Karen Coulter, BMBP’s Director, in a sale unit in the Mt. Emily sale in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Please add your voice in calling for an end to logging of mature and old forests in National Forests across the nation! The Biden Administration has directed the Forest Service to develop policies that prioritize protecting mature and old forests across the nation as part of a natural…

[tsurockets]

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon. Escape to nature's sanctuary at Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, where every step unveils a new moment of inspiration.

[vintagecamping]

A family hikes around Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.

Oregon

1970

[rachelvalley]

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Oregon. Escape to nature's sanctuary at Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, where every step unveils a new moment of inspiration.

[imaginationcubed]

The amazing Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is full of natural wonders -- and...

Discover the magic that lies within Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and let its natural wonders awaken your spirit.

[eurovisionsocialnewswire]

US-OG: Timelapse captures Perseid meteor shower over Enterprise, Oregon [MUTE]

An amateur photographer captured the annual Perseid meteor shower in a timelapse over the state of Oregon on August 12. The footage was shot near Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, providing optimal photography conditions due to low light pollution. Associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle, the Perseids are considered to be a frequent meteor shower. The meteor shower is named after the constellation…

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HIKE TO ICE LAKE IN WALLOWA-WHITMAN NATIONAL FOREST, OREGON AND IDAHO

Photographer:33ANDFREE