This page is designed to provide resources and information to those who are involved in agriculture and forestry. The links below will provide resources and information regarding Agricultural and Forestry recovery as well as emergency steps for evacuation of animals through Canada.
Agriculture
Livestock Health
If you would like to know more about assessing and treating livestock with burns and other wildfire related injuries, click here:
- Disaster Preparedness
- Disaster Preparedness Overview
- Handling Cattle
- Horse Feed Precautions
- Injury Assessment
- Livestock Assessment Breakdown
- Livestock Assistance
- USDA Farm Bill (1/2)
- USDA Farm Bill (2/2)
- Veterinarian Treatment
Fire Retardant poses a serious risk to livestock if not handled properly in the clean-up process. Please read through the documents linked below for more information on how to handle fire retardant clean-up:
Farm Assistance
To report losses and find information on reseeding, replacing deer fencing, animal feed needs, grazing land permits, and other information, click here:
- Ferry County Conservation District
- Okanogan County Conservation District
- Stevens County Conservation District
To access the USDA Farm Service information, click here:
- FSA Fire Recovery Documentation Checklist
- USDA Fire Recovery Assistance
- USDA Farmer and Rancher Assistance
- USDA Forage Program
- This link shows a map of county eligibility, by drought, for the Livestock Forage Program in Washington for 2015. The different colors on the map represent how many months of LFP payments for which livestock producers may be eligible.
For general resources from the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service of Washington, Click here:
Forestry and Soil
Forestry
To learn about assessing tree injury and insect activity after a wildfire, click here:
For detailed information regarding assessment and management of forestland after a wildfire, click here:
For information on the Washington State Timber Tax, click here:
For information on the Federal Timber Tax, click here:
For more information, please contact:
Eastern Washington Department of Revenue Forester
Britton Pettit, (509) 327-0271, brittonp@dor.wa.gov
Soil Erosion and Rehabilitation
To learn about reducing erosion after a wildfire, click here:
To find information on forestry preventative actions and forest land health, click here:
For information on grass reseeding, vegetation rehabilitation, and fire mulch, click the following links:
Emergency Animal Transit Via Canada
Below are instructions for emergency transport and evacuations of animals through Canadian border crossings. If you have to evacuate through Canada in an emergency, please pay close attention to these instructions: