Wy'East Restored

Wy’East Restored builds on our strategic vision to identify large-scale restoration that bring jobs to rural communities.

The Gifford Pinchot Task Force has been working since 1985 to support the biological diversity and communities of the Northwest through conservation and restoration of forests, rivers, fish, and wildlife. We work throughout the Northwest to reconnect fragmented landscapes so fish and wildlife habitats can survive floods, fire and drought – all of which are predicted to increase in intensity and occurrence with climate change. We work in multiple locations in the Northwest such as Mt. Hood National Forest while retaining a focus on the Gifford Pinchot rural communities. Wy’East Restored builds on this model  National Forest. In spring of 2008 the Gifford Pinchot Task Force released Restoring Volcano Country: A Plan for the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, which is our vision for the Forest outlining a solid foundation for a return to healthy and abundant salmon runs in our streams, large contiguous blocks of ancient forest thriving with wildlife, watersheds that harbor magnificent top predators, and local family-wage jobs in the woods that help revitalize ourof large scale strategic restoration to bridge healthy forests and communities throughout the Cascade Range.By identifying restoration priorities for the Mt. Hood area we hope to encourage the strategic investment of restoration dollars to combat these increasing stresses and pressures.
Click here for a pdf version of Wy'East Restored.

Wy’East Resored takes an integrated view of the entire Mt. Hood National Forest to help prioritize restoration opportunities, such as habitat for threatened newts & salamander species.

This plan offers a vision for the strategic restoration of Mt. Hood National Forest. Mt. Hood National Forest already means so much to so many different groups of people. Restoration could make it an even more important source of clean water, inspiration, and natural resource jobs for the region. Yet this vision –supported by county commissioners and

 conservationists alike – is threatened by climate change, altered disturbance regimes, invasive species, and increasing pressures and impacts from an expanding human population. 

Wy’East Restored takes an integrated view of the entire Mt. Hood National Forest to help prioritize restoration opportunities including the protection of large connected

 areas, protection of unique habitat, and actions to improve wildlife and aquatic habitat. It is intended to grow and change as new information, ideas, and opportunities are presented. We look forward to incorporating new ideas as we work with our many partners to put this vision to work on the ground. We hope this plan is useful for our conservation allies, collaborative groups, land managers, and others interested in the protection and restoration of the Mt. Hood area.