The Wilderness Society partners with local communities, public agencies, elected officials and other organizations to promote healthy habitat for wildlife and native plants.
One of the most dynamic, healthy and natural landscapes in the lower 48 states, Idaho’s Clearwater Basin includes millions of acres of rugged forests, rivers and mountains.
Within the United States, thousands of acres of forests are in various stages of degradation. These forests need restoration work, such as projects that thin thick, overgrown forests to restore their natural fire cycles. But, when so many degraded forest lands exist, land managers, with limited resources and funding, need a way to prioritize restoration projects. This is where Wilderness Society forest ecologists come in. Recently, our ecologists developed a tool that helps identify areas for restoration at the forest, district and watershed level.
