Completed Projects

Trout Lake Highway Shaded Fuel Break

This 41 acre shaded fuel break parallels the Trout Lake Highway to the west of Glenwood. We were able to work in conjunction with a local contractor to complete the project in the fall of 2024. The prescription focused on removing small trees and shrubs in the drip-lines of overstory trees and in pockets high density. This allowed us to reduce the continuity of fuels in the project area while still retaining a healthy overstory.

Pre-mastication

During/Mastication

Final Touch ups

Glenwood Highway Mastication

This fuel break was put in place on the east side of Glenwood. The project area is located in the footprint of a past logging project and has been primarily focused on cleaning up slash and remaining ladder fuels. Masticators were utilized to complete this project, and operations were completed in late April of 2025.

Bear Creek Fuels Reduction/Shaded Fuel Break

This fuels reduction project was completed on private land near Trout Lake. The overall goal was to provide an area of lower risk near town that can serve as an anchor point for firefighting activities.

Overstory trees were thinned to improve canopy spacing and reduce the ability of a crown fire to spread. At the same time, select smaller trees and brush were removed where they posed a risk to act as ladder fuels, helping to prevent the movement of ground fire into the canopy.

Cut material was either piled and burned, masticated, or chipped, depending on what was appropriate for the location and landowner preference.

Before any thinning has taken place.

During pile burning.

Cheese Cave Road Shaded Fuel Break

Before mastication

After mastication

This 73 acre fuel break was completed in May of 2025. The fuel break is located to the west of Trout Lake on private property. The fuel break runs north-south between Highway 141 and Jennings Rd. The primary treatment for the project was mastication, with some hand limbing and piling throughout. This project ties into the Bear Creek fuel break and will suppliment our NF-86 & Highway 141 (TCT) projects, both in progress to the west.

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Draper Springs Fuel Break/Mastication

Before Mastication

After Mastication

This 41 acre shaded fuel break was started in the fall of 2024. The mastication portion of this project was carried out by a local contractor with the goal of reducing fuels around the historic Camp Draper property, as well as expanding a fuel break on the north end of the property. The Mt. Adams Resource Stewards stewardship crew is planning to build upon the mastication this spring and hand thin some areas around the "Draper Spring" proper.

This project helps to reduce the overall fuel load near the community of Glenwood.

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