Morgan Nesbit Forest Resiliency Project
By Paul Hall on Tuesday, July 6th, 2021 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
JOSEPH, OR – Morgan Nesbit Forest Resiliency Project is located 20 miles southeast of Joseph, Oregon, on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. The Morgan Nesbit planning area is approximately 87,000 acres. The planning area is a transitional landscape between the high Wallowa Mountains and the canyonlands of the Imnaha River. Administratively, a little over 48,000 acres (55%) are within the Wallowa Valley Ranger District, and 38,000 acres (45%) are within the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.
Treatments will be designed based on the guidance of the Wallowa-Whitman Forest Plan and the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Comprehensive Management Plan objectives.
More on the Resiliency Project can be read at: Morgan Nesbit Forest Resiliency Project (arcgis.com)
