Restoration of Fire Adapted Ecosystems

Restore six meadows by removing conifers and burning. Meadows: Baldwin, Freel, Meiss, Benwood, Star, and Hellhole. Related actions include minor stream headcut repair, willow planting, and rebuilding historic Meiss corral. Conifer thinning in Benwood & Star began in 2017. Conifer thinning and meadow burning occurred in Baldwin meadow in 2018. Costs to implement in those meadows was $647,000. Future priorities: 1) complete restoration and monitoring of Benwood, Star, and Hellhole Meadows ($325,000); 2) conduct minor sapling removal in Baldwin ($8,000); 3) restore and monitor Meiss ($2.5M) and Freel Meadows ($300,000).