Year of Project: 2011
Trees Planted:0

American Forests is teaming up with the USDA Forest Service to replant areas of the Nez Perce National Forest that were damaged by wildfires. Planting trees at this site … Read More

Name of Project: Poe Cabin Fire Restoration

Number of Trees to be Planted: 132,000

Directly Benefits: Wildlife, recreationalists

Location: Idaho

Year: 2011

Goals

• Reforest 417 acres
• Restore scenic beauty
• Provide habitat for area wildlife
• Replant whitebark pine and other species

Notable Highlights

American Forests is teaming up with the USDA Forest Service to replant areas of the Nez Perce National Forest that were damaged by wildfires. Planting trees at this site offers numerous benefits, including a decrease in soil erosion which will lessen the amount of sedimentation being deposited into the area’s water sources. This in turn will help to protect anadromous, fish that live mostly in the ocean but breed in fresh water, fisheries located along the Snake River.

Deer and wild turkeys will also benefit from this project. Reforesting the area will provide these species with places to hide and keep warm during the winter months.

Part of the reforestation project encompasses the Pittsburg Landing Road, which allows access to the Snake River.  The river provides a host of recreational activities and is a popular tourist location.

This project will plant tree species, including the severely threatened whitebark pine, a species found in the western US and Canada that is threatened by wildfires, mountain bark beetles, and blister rust. American Forests is sponsoring various projects to reforest white bark pine this year.