Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Related Sites

Fire Information

• Southwest Washington Fire Prevention - is a group of agencies, businesses and private individuals with a common goal: To prevent unwanted fires in the communities of Southwest Washington.

• Northwest Fire Prevention Education - This site is an interagency effort to create "one-stop-shopping" for current information on public-use restrictions, area access closures and fire prevention messages. It is a user-friendly tool which can be used in planning trips in the Oregon and Washington outdoors. The site also provides a central location for information about preventing fires and general fire safety.


• BlueSkyRAINS.org - Combining the FS BlueSky smoke modelling framework with the EPA RAINS visualization tools.


• National Fire News - Wildland Fire Update - The Daily Report from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho. NIFC is the nation’s support center for wildland firefighting. Seven federal agencies call NIFC home and work together to coordinate and support wildland fire and disaster operations.


• Fire Weather - Medford, Oregon - Up-to-date fire weather conditions issued by the National Weather Service Fire Weather Center in Medford, Oregon.


• Fire Weather - Pendleton, Oregon - Up-to-date fire weather conditions issued by the National Weather Service Fire Weather Center in Pendleton, Oregon.

Organizations

• US Forest Service Washington Office - Information about the United States Forest Service


• Pacific Northwest Region, US Forest Service - Region 6, consisting of Washington and Oregon


• National Environmental Policy Act and National Forest Management Act Home Page - An evolving array of information including names, addresses and email addresses of key NEPA and Appeals contacts throughout the Forest Service.
• Forest Service Retirees - National Retirees Reunion 2005, Portland, OR.
• National Forest Foundation - The National Forest Foundation brings people together to protect our National Forests and Grasslands. The foundation is a nonprofit partner of the U.S. Forest Service.
• Northwest Forest Plan-Related Documents - The Northwest Forest Plan Record of Decision and Standards and Guidelines.
• Committee of Scientists - The purpose of this advisory committee is to provide scientific and technical advice to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Chief of the Forest Service on improvements that can be made in the National Forest System Land and Resource Management planning process.
• Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission - The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission's mission is to ensure a unified voice in the overall management of the fishery resources, and as managers, to protect reserved treaty rights through the exercise of the inherent sovereign powers of the tribes.

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

• Charles W. Bingham Forest Learning Center At Mount St. Helens - Open daily at 10:00am to 6:00pm, May through October. Closing times may vary in September and October. The Washington Department of Transportation and Weyerhaeuser are partners in this visitor center and rest area. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation also contributed to help provide views of elk herds in the valley below the center.


• MtStHelens.net - Information about our area presented by local folks. Plus, access to a database listing just about every resource a visitor might need to know --well, that is what we are still building. And, check out the links to additional sites as the webcam showing, our lady, Loowit.


• MountStHelens.com - Mount St. Helens Information Resource Center, your one stop source for hiking, shopping, lodging, touring, dining, and viewing information. Follow the footprints to begin your Mount St. Helens adventure.


• Pacific Seismograph Network - In addition to locating regional earthquakes, the Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network, in cooperation with the Cascades Volcano Observatory, is also responsible for monitoring seismic activity at volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest.


• United States Geological Survey - Volcano information, especially Mount St. Helens.

Local Organizations

• Cowlitz County Tourism Department - The Department of Tourism networks to establish the travel and tourism infrastructure of Cowlitz County and markets the local landscape as a travel destination.


• Wind River Search and Rescue (WRSAR) - Rapid response to ground, swiftwater and urban search and rescue missions in Washington and Oregon.


• Twin Cities Chamber of Commerce - Serving Centralia, Chehalis and and the Greater Lewis County Area with business and tourism information.


• Port of Kalama - The Port of Kalama is located on the Columbia River, 72 miles from the Pacific Ocean, 27 miles northwest of Portland, Oregon and 8 miles southeast of the industrial area of Longview-Kelso, Washington.


• Skamania Chamber of Commerce - Skamania County is more than just 1,000 acres of diverse, rugged country stretching from the Columbia River Gorge north through Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. It is home to a famous river, a furious volcano, and a huge national forest.

• Visit Mount Rainier - This site provides a wide range of information of things to do, places to stay, dining, and shopping the the communities around Mount Rainier and lodging in the National Park.

• Woodland Chamber of Commerce - Working together to encourage, promote, and preserve the economic well-being and quality of life in our community.

Adaptive Management Areas

• Adaptive Management Area Network - the Hayfork Adaptive Management Area


• Applegate - Adaptive Management Area


• Northern Coast Range - AMA


• Little River - AMA


• Olympic - Adaptive Management Area

Model Forests

• McGregor - Model Forest in Canada


• Manitoba - Model Forest


• Eastern Ontario - Model Forest

Recreation

• Mount Rainer National Park - Mount Rainier has the greatest single-peak glacial system in the United States.


• Columbia River Gorge Visitors Association - Represents the interests of the Columbia River Gorge visitor industry on a regional, statewide and national level.


• The Nature Watch Home Page - Various studies have shown that more than half of the American public enjoys observing, studying, or photographing the vast varieties of fish, wildflowers, wildlife, and scenery. This trend is predicted to more than double by the year 2040.


• National Recreation Reservation Service - This site provides information on campground reservations.


• Leave No Trace - Land stewardship, minimum-impact skills, and wilderness ethics. (www.lnt.org)


• Great Outdoor Recreation Pages - (Washington State Listings) Information about the outdoors in Washington State.


• Nature of the Northwest - Recreation Information for the Pacific Northwest


• Travel in Washington - Your "one-stop" travel guide to Washington state lodging, recreation, attractions and destinations, travel services, culture, history, and local products.


• Experience Washington - The official site of Washington State Tourism.


• Recreation Report Highway Shopper - Weekly current recreation report covering all outdoor activities including fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, skiing, mushroom, berry and firewood gathering around Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams in the Cascade Range forests along the White Pass Highway in southwest Washington State.


• The Columbian - Outdoors news from Southwest Washington's The Columbian Newspaper.


• Southern Washington's North Fork Lewis River - Gateway to the magnificent North Fork Lewis River Valley

Trails

• Chinook Trails Association - The Chinook Trail Association is a citizen organization dedicated to the development of a 300-mile recreational trail loop embracing both sides of the Columbia River Gorge.


• Washington Trails Association - The Web site for the largest source of trail maintenance volunteers in the Northwest.


• CoolTrails - Honest, free insight into Pacific Northwest backcountry destinations, year-round, for Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia. Cool Trails is a non-profit web site dedicated to increasing hikers enjoyment of the outdoors. Operations are funded in part by commissions from online booksellers, like Amazon.com, for each book sale referral.


• Pacfic Crest Trail Association - The mission of the Association is to promote and protect the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail so as to reflect its world-class significance for the enjoyment, education and adventure of hikers and equestrians.

Winter Recreation

• National Weather Service - Weather Reports


• Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center - Avalanche and weather forcasts for Washington and northern Oregon


• Ski Washington - Ski and snowboarding sites and Snow Reports


• Timberline Ski Area - Winter Information about Timberline Lodge


• Travel in Washington - Ski Reports from Washington State


• Washington State Parks Winter Ski Report - Winter Recreation from Washington State Parks


• Washington Skiing and Winter Recreation - A comprehensive guide to Washingtons ski and snow-play areas.


• Washington State Department of Transportation - Pass Reports and other transportation information


• White Pass Ski Area - Winter Information from White Pass Ski Area


• White Pass Traffic Cam - Live Camera on White Pass


• Yahoo Ski and Snow Information - Ski and snowboarding information from Yahoo

Cabin Rentals

• Cabin Rentals - General Cabin Rental information
• Government Mineral Springs Guard Station
• Peterson Prairie Guard Station
  
  

Environment

• Demonstration of Ecosystem Management Options Study - A Large-Scale Experiment in Structural Retention Harvests in Pacific Northwestern Forests.


• Weather Forecasts from the National Weather Service, Portland Oregon - National Weather Service Forecast Office, 5241 NE 122nd Avenue, Portland OR 97230-1089


• Wind River Canopy Crane - Located on theT. T. Munger Research Natural Area


• Cascades Volcano Observatory - USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vanouver Washington


• Wildflower Illustrations by Karl Urban - Karl did these illustrations in his spare time and has been very generous in making them available. These wonderful coloring book illustrations are available in two forms--black and white line drawings and coloring guides.


• Smokey Bear - Join Smokey for some forest and campfire fun. Lots of fun things to check out on this site: Forest Fun, Campfire Games, Color It, Bear Facts.


• Woodsy Owl - Explore Woodsy's Wonderful World! Coloring sheets and activity guides!


• USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service Plants Database - Plant List of Accepted Nomenclature, Taxonomy & Symbols


• USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service Plants Database - Home page


• Grey Towers - The ancestral home of Forest Service founder, Gifford Pinchot.


• TerraSever - The Microsoft TerraServer Web site is one of the world's largest online databases, providing free public access to a vast data store of maps and aerial photographs of the United States.
• Virtual Earth

Waterfalls

• Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest - Find waterfalls within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest at this web site, however, there are many other areas to visit on this site.

Wilderness

• Wilderness (Nature of the Northwest) - Wilderness descriptions for the Pacific Northwest


• National Outdoor Leadership School - NOLS is a wilderness-based, non-profit school focusing on leadership and skills


• The Wilderness Information Network - Heightening the wilderness dialogue, worldwide.

USDA Forest Service
Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Vancouver, WA
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - Amboy, WA
Last Modified: Thursday, 24 August 2006 at 15:04:03 EDT