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	Headquarters 215 Melody Lane Wenatchee, WA 98801 509.664.9200 Voice 509.664.9280 Fax 509.664.9201 TTY Okanogan Valley Office 1240 South Second Avenue Okanogan, WA 98841 509.826.3275 Voice 509.826.3789 Fax 509.826.3765 TTY
	Chelan District Ranger 428 W. Woodin Avenue Chelan, WA 98816-9724 509. 682.4900 Voice/TTY 509.682.9004 Fax
	Cle Elum Ranger District 803 W. 2nd Street Cle Elum, WA 98922 509.852.1100 Voice 509.674.3800 Fax
	Entiat Ranger District 2108 Entiat Way P.O. Box 476 Entiat, WA 98822 509.784.1511 Voice/TTY 509.784.1150 Fax
	Methow Valley Ranger District 24 West Chewuch Road Winthrop, WA 98862 509.996.4003 Voice 509.996.2208 Fax
	Naches Ranger District 10237 Highway 12 Naches, WA 98937 509.653.1401 Voice/TTY 509.653.2638 Fax
	North Cascade Smokejumper Base 23 Intercity Airport Road Winthrop, WA 98862 509.997.9750 Voice 509.997.2077 Fax
	Tonasket Ranger District 1 West Winesap Tonasket, WA 98855 (509) 486-2186 Voice 509.486.1922 Fax 509.486.5144 TTY
	Wenatchee River Ranger District 600 Sherbourne Leavenworth, WA 98826 509. 548-2550 or 548.2551 Voice 509.548.5817 Fax
	Forestry Sciences Laboratory 1133 N. Western Wenatchee, WA 98801 509.662-4315 Voice 509.664.2742 Fax

Projects & Plans

Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth 2010 Suppression Project

Treatment Area Map North PDF (1.56 MB)

Treatment Area Map South PDF (1.56 MB)

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

July 12, 2010 — Crews headed home last week after four months of planning, surveying then treating lands managed by the Methow Valley Ranger District for Douglas-fir Tussock Moth.

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

July 6, 2010 - This is my final update as the Douglas -fir tussock moth project was completed this morning. Monitoring will continue throughout the summer.

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

July 5, 2010 - All of the blocks scheduled for spraying today were completed.
To date we have sprayed 11,873 acres.

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

July 4, 2010 - All of the blocks scheduled for spraying today were completed.
To date we have sprayed 11,147 acres.

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

July 3, 2010 - All of the blocks scheduled for spraying today have been completed.
Total acres sprayed Saturday, July 3rd 3,186

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

July 2, 2010 All of the blocks listed below have been released (ok’d) for spraying. Some of the blocks were scheduled to be sprayed on Thursday and today, Friday, but weather forced the cancelation of those flights.

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

July 1, 2010 - Five blocks have been released for Friday, July 2nd. Mazama block 286 (435 acres) is just east of Goat Creek, Eightmile block 016 (642 acres) and block 019 (209 acres) are both located up Eightmile Creek.

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

June 30, 2010 - Five blocks totaling 1449 acres have been released for Thursday, July 1st. Three blocks in Mazama, M094 (160 acres), M102 (275 acres), and M116 (137 acres).

Methow Valley Ranger District Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

June 29, 2010 - As the July 4th holiday fast approaches plans for application of a natural bio-control agent to control Douglas-fir tussock moth caterpillar populations will be on going.

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

June 29, 2010 - Four blocks in the Mazama area were sprayed early this morning totaling 622 acres.

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

June 28, 2010 - Nine blocks totaling 1565 acres were sprayed early Monday morning in the Mazama and Newby Creek drainage above the Twisp River.

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

June 27, 2010 - Two blocks were sprayed early Sunday morning in the Mazama area totaling 611 acres.

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

June 26, 2010 - Two blocks have been released for spraying early Sunday morning in the Mazama area. Block 91 (143 acres) and block 64 (468 acres). Block 64 is located near Lost River, northwest of Goat Wall in the vicinity of Yellowjacket. Block 91 is southeast of Mazama in Fawn Creek vicinity.

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

June 16, 2010 — Areas infested with Douglas-fir tussock moth larvae are divided into blocks for the purpose of monitoring larval development.

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

June 14, 2010 — The first tussock moth egg hatch was observed at Early Winters Guard Station on May 30th and since then the larvae have developed and dispersed to the point spraying will begin.

Douglas-fir Tussock Moth Treatment Project Update

June 11 Update: Winthrop - There are about 11,000 acres west of Winthrop Washington on the Methow Valley Ranger District that are scheduled to be treated for Douglas-fir Tussock Moth this year.

Tussock Moth Treatment on National Forest Lands
June 7 Update: Winthrop— Cool wet weather has been pushing back the start date for treatment of the Douglas Fir Tussock Moth infestation on the Methow Valley Ranger District.

News Release

05 May 2010 - A Forest Service control project to head off a Douglas-fir tussock moth infestation in the Methow Valley has been given a green light based on scientific studies.