TAPASH

The Tapash Sustainable Forest Collaborative is comprised of decision-makers from the Yakama Nation, The Nature Conservancy, USDA Forest Service, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Washington State Department of Natural Resources... Ryan Haugo, TNC Forest Ecologist, leads a field based workshop near Cle Elum, WA to discuss forest health. Tapash supports cross-boundary forest restoration projects that use active forest management informed by best available science to create resilient healthy forests... A dry ponderosa forest is underburned by a forest health technician using a drip torch. Tapash supports underburning to reduce brush and woody debris that can feed high-intensity wildland fires that can threaten watersheds and communities alike.