Accomplishments

Ashland Forest Resiliency accomplishments include ecological restoration of the Ashland Watershed and local economic benefits.  
View some major milestones (PDF).

Local Economy

  • Ashland Forest Resiliency created 17 permanent local jobs in forestry.
  • Over 200 people received worker training.
  • Each year, Ashland Forest Resiliency generates 150 seasonal jobs.
A worker tying a ribbon around a tree to mark it

Education

  • Lomakatsi Restoration Project and the City of Ashland have led over 40 in-class presentations and field activities for 2,500 students from grades 3 through 12 during the 2011-2019 school years.
Three adults presenting to a group of young people seated on the ground in a forest

Forest Restoration

  • 8,439 acres of pile burning and 1,000 acres were under-burned for a total of 9,439 acres
  • 615 acres of helicopter thinning were accomplished for resilient forests.
  • Fuel Management: 12,500 acres were thinned for ecological forest restoration and community fire protection.
  • Old-growth trees and homes in the Wildland Urban Interface were protected: a total of 58,000 Acres
A line of workers walking along a forest trail