Tonata Trout Project – Update March 2025
The Project forested area comprise approximately 44,000 acres, located in Ferry and Okanogan County, WA. The DN authorizes commercial logging on 24,703 acres including 17,534 acres of intermediate treatments, 5,993 acres of regeneration harvesting or overstory removal, and 1,176 acres of a combination of intermediate and regeneration. Intermediate treatments include up to 12,248 acres of commercial thinning and 5,286 acres of commercial meadow/woodland restoration. Non-commercial treatments would occur on up to 30,961 acres. (Silviculture Report @31, 32)
Status: KRCG filed formal Objection. Objection resolution achieved significant advancement toward maintaining and restoring old growth forests, including:
- Retain the largest 20 Trees Per Acre (TPA) in late forest structure
- Retain the largest 25-50 TPA in mid-forest structure
- Retain trees 18″ and larger diameter breast height
Importantly, there was no agreement regarding:
- Expansion of OHV use to all Level 2-5 roads;
- Remove all logging units in Lynx Analysis Units
