Liese Dean USFS – Will be retiring in October after a long and distinguished career with the forest service. In her roll as Wilderness Program Coordinator for the Sawtooth District, She had a long relationship with BCHI and the Squaw Butte Chapter. We worked on a number of projects with her and the team of rangers who worked for her. Our last project was just completed the first weekend in September, the Mcgown Lake – Wilderness Volunteer pack support project. Liese will be missed, but you can be sure her work will continue in the capable hands of the many she trained over the years. Leise is not leaving the area so it is very likely we will see her camping by a high mountain lake in one of the many wilderness she cared for and loved. See one of the many papers she published
Description:
This comprehensive guide focuses on restoration of small-scale impact caused by human actions in wilderness and backcountry areas. The guide’s goals are to: 1) Help practitioners develop plans that thoroughly address the question of whether site restoration is the best management action and, if so, develop a site-specific restoration plan that incorporates ecological concepts and addresses patterns of human use. 2) Provide the latest information on site-specific restoration techniques, including site preparation, soil amendments, planting, mulching, and so forth. 3) Explore the various methods of plant propagation both on and off a restoration site. 4) Provide approaches for project monitoring and documentation.
