Healthy forests, healthy communities — stewardship and wildfire resilience across western Klickitat County.
Driven by the belief that healthy forests, lands, and communities are inseparable and are better off when local people are empowered as stewards, our programs include:
Owned and managed by MARS, this forest conserves important working forestlands in western Klickitat County to ensure that local forests are forever forests, managed for multiple community benefits: economic, environmental, educational, cultural, and recreational. Over 1,800 acres have been purchased and are actively managed for long-term forest productivity, habitat, fire resiliency, and public access — and we continue to grow.
We employ a highly skilled stewardship crew, run a prescribed fire program that strategically uses 'good' fire to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire, and are constructing miles of fuel breaks in West Klickitat County. Our Fire Adapted Communities Program provides support for wildfire risk reduction at the home and neighborhood levels.
An 'all lands' approach, working with partners to increase the pace and scale of forest stewardship on public and private lands. We currently provide staffing to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Works closely with partners to support the recovery of native species. Recently, MARS crews have played an integral role in the rebound of the Oregon spotted frog population in the Glenwood Valley.
Your financial support helps us get more done on the ground, in the forest, and for the betterment of Mt. Adams communities. Last year we launched the Mt. Adams Forest Fund, our most ambitious capital campaign yet, advancing several important additions to the Mt. Adams Community Forest. Whether you make a financial contribution, benefit from a Qualified Charitable Distribution, or work with us on a planned giving strategy — your investment stays local and supports the stewardship of forests and land that sustain us all.
Whether stewarding land, maintaining a trail, or delivering firewood to a family in need of home-heating assistance, we have a growing need for volunteers. Connect with us if this interests you.
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