Welcome to the Colville National Forest!
Snow Peak Shelter on Republic Ranger District
2008 MOTOR VEHICLE USE MAPS AVAILABLE NOW! |
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2008 Motor Vehicle Use Maps showing what Colville National Forest routes have been designated for legal access by specific types motor vehicles and in what seasons the designated routes are open for travel.
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THE SCOOP ON SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS ACT, RACs, AND TITLE II FUNDING
Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Act reauthorized and amended!
Click hereto learn about the Resource Advisory Committees (RAC)
Click here to learn about Title II projects and funding
Click here to submit a project application for potential Title II funding
2008 MOTOR VEHICLE USE MAPS AVAILABLE NOW! |
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2008 Motor Vehicle Use Maps showing what Colville National Forest routes have been designated for legal access by specific types motor vehicles and in what seasons the designated routes are open for travel.
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COLVILLE NATIONAL FOREST FACTS |
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The Colville National Forest disproves the widely held notion
that Washington state lies flat east of the Cascade Mountains. Today's 1.1
million acre forest was first shaped over 10,000 years ago by Ice Age glaciers
that carved three major valleys of today's Columbia, San Poil-Curlew, and
Pend Oreille River flowing north into Canada before entering the Columbia
River. These million acres in the northeast corner roll like the high seas.
Three waves of mountains run from north to south, separated by troughs of
valleys. These ranges -- the Okanogan, Kettle River, and Selkirk -- are considered
foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
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PUBLIC COLLABORATION WORKSHOPS ON POTENTIAL WILDERNESS RECOMMENDATIONS |
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The Colville National Forest will be hosting a series
of public workshops this fall to help the agency evaluate Inventoried
Roadless Areas (IRAs) within the Forest for their potential recommendation
as wilderness. Evaluation of IRAs for potential wilderness recommendation
is a required step in the forest plan revision process.
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COLVILLE, OKANOGAN & WENATCHEE FORESTS
PLAN REVISION |
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Forest Plan Revision efforts continue.
For the latest information on development of the draft plan, details
about on-going public involvement efforts and more check out the project
information page. |
DISABLED HUNTER ACCESS PROGRAM |
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| The Disabled Hunter Access Program (DHAP) is a cooperative effort between the US Forest Service,
WDFW, and the Northeastern Washington Forestry Coalition. |
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PROOF OF CONCEPT |
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| Colville has been chosen as one of three forests in the nation to work
under the new “Proof of Concept” business model that promotes
a land stewardship industry for the Forest Service. This initiative will
focus on how the Forest Service can restructure its existing business processes
to meet new management objectives in partnership with communities, local
governments, non-government organizations, and contractors. |
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TRAVEL MANAGEMENT |
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| National forests are required to designate a system of roads, trails,
and areas that are open to motor vehicle use for both off-highway and highway-legal
vehicles. |
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NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION - "as a nonprofit partner of the forest service, this group engages America.." |
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The National Forest Foundation brings people together to protect our National Forests and Grasslands. As the nonprofit partner of the U.S. Forest Service, engaging America in community-based and national programs that promote the health and public enjoyment of the National Forest System the U.S. Forest Service fulfill its mission to "care for the land and serve people," the foundation works in close collaboration with local people and communities. |
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