Wilderness and Backcountry Site Restoration Guide, Cover Page

Lisa Therrell, USDA Forest Service Okanagan-Wenatchee National Forest
David Cole, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
Victor Claassen, University of California, Davis
Chris Ryan, USDA Forest Service, Northern Region
Mary Ann Davies, USDA Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center

Photo of a group of Forest Service workers restoring a site next to a mountain lake.

This highly visible site at Snow Lake in the popular Alpine Lakes Wilderness,
WA, is recovering remarkably well just 5 years after treatment. Site
preparation consisted of scarifying the soil and adding locally collected
topsoil and organic material. Wilderness Manager Bill Sobieralski directed
a crew that planted the site with seedlings grown in the greenhouse
and seeded it with fresh local seed. An erosion control blanket made from
aspen shavings helped retain soil moisture and signaled to hikers that
something was going on here. Hikers can still enjoy lakeshore views when
they rest on the rocky slab by the site.

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