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Project Application ID:
Funding Request:
2011-000
$ 0
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROPOSAL
Applicant Information
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Applicant/Organization Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Type of Applicant:: State/County
Contact Person: Darrel Johnston
Address: P.O. 47000 1111Washington Street SE
City Olympia
State WA
Zip: 98504-7037
:
:
Phone: 360-902-2112
Ext.
FAX: 360-902-1757
Call Ahead for FAX:
Phone (Work/Cell): 360-902-2112
Email: darrel.johnston@dnr.wa.gov
Project Information
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Name of Project: Lake Wenatchee/Ponderosa Fuel Reduction
Proposed Start Date: 2011
Proposed End Date:
City: Leavenworth
State:
County: Chelan
Congressional District:
Latitude (decimal degrees): 47.5895
Longitude (decimal degrees):
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres
2013
WA
4th
-120.6562
150
Total Actual Project Acres:
Treatment (1)
Acres
Treatment (2)
Acres
Total Treatment Acres
Thinning
150
Chipping
50
Treatment (3)
Acres
Treatment (4)
Acres
550
Pruning
150
0
Treatment (5)
Acres
Treatment (6)
Acres
Cost Per Acre
Hand Pile
100
0
Treatment (other-A) Acres
Treatment (other-B)
Acres
$363.64
Hand Pile Burn
100
0
Please indicate how this project relates to a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP):
This project is identified in the CWPP.
yes
Is the project adjacent to federal land fuels reduction projects completed within the last three
years or planned with the next three years?
yes
Is the project in a high priority landscape area identified in the State-wide Assessment?
yes
Lake Wenatchee-Plain, Ponderosa, and Chelan County Wildfire
Name of CWPP and
Protection Plans. Lake Wenatchee, Plain and Ponderosa Communities.
Community at Risk:
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Project Area Description
All information for the project must fit into the space provided below. Attachments will not be considered by the review committee.
Provide a brief overview of the project and the project area. (If applying for a fuels reduction
project, identify vegetation types, fire regime) [1500 Characters Maximum]
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The desired outcome is to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire through a coordinated effort of
fuel reduction across private and federal lands within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) of the
Lake Wenatchee, Plain, and Ponderosa communities in Central Washington. The project focuses on
non-federal lands and is one of many fuels reduction projects in a multi-year strategy targeting areas
that are designated as a high priority within Chelan County as part of the overall Chelan Countywide CWPP as well as the Ponderosa and Lake Wenatchee community level CWPPs. The project
area is within the Wenatchee Watershed Resource Inventory Area identified as a high priority
landscape for fuels reduction in DNR’s Statewide Forest Resource Assessment and Strategy. It
complements the USFS fiscal year 2012 Natatoc/Plain project (see map). This project will focus on
the development of strategically located shaded fuel breaks and defensible space treatments.
Treatment areas consist primarily of overstocked Ponderosa Pine and Douglas fir habitat types. The
objective is to alter stand spacing and structure resulting in stand compositons more representative
of historical naturally occuring open conditions that reduce the threat of catstrophic wildfire and
provide a better diversity of wildlife habitat. Slash disposal will utilize biomass options whenever
possible. Feedback from the CWPP process confirms the willingness of landowners to participate
in hazardous fuels reduction.
Project Timeline
All information for the project must fit into the space provided below. Attachments will not be considered by the review committee.
Provide a timeline for the project. [500 Characters Maximum]
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October 2011: Draft contracts and solicit bids for contract crew(s).
November 2011: Conduct promotion and landowner outreach/recruitment. Award and sign
contracts.
December 2011-November 2013: Conduct field visits, project layout, project mapping, fuels
reduction initiation, project unit compliance, invoicing and documentation.
December 2013: Complete final report. Agreement Expires.
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Scope of Work
All information for the project must fit into the space provided below. Attachments will not be considered by the review committee.
Provide a brief scope of work which clearly describes how grant funds will be spent. (This
should be more specific than the project description) [1500 Characters Maximum]
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Grant funds will be used to hire local contractors to assist landowners with overstocked tree
thinning, brush removal, limb pruning and slash disposal. Where economical, biomass may be
removed and utilized. On favorable terrain, masticating machines may be used. On steeper slopes,
hand crews will pile and burn or use chippers to dispose of slash. Grant funds will support DNR
staff who will coordinate with partnering agencies, conduct outreach (promote community fire
prevention/firewise education), prioritize specific project areas, perform environmental review,
conduct wildfire risk assessments, work with landowners to develop projects, coordinate with
contractors, perform project unit compliance, manage contracts and monitor the project.
This project has been developed in collaboration with the Wenatchee River Ranger District to assure
fuel treatments are complementary across ownerships and with the Cascadia Conservation District
who is working on individual home assessments and community level assessments. The costs
shown in the budget are estimates derived from work completed under other contracts awarded by
DNR. The project is adjacent to the USFS fiscal year 2012 Natapoc/Plain project (see map).
Contact for the USFS fuels management program on the Wenatchee River Ranger District is
Michelle Ellis (Division Chief Wenatchee River Division) 509-548-2581.
Interagency Collaboration
All information for the project must fit into the space provided below. Attachments will not be considered by the review committee.
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Specify the private, local, tribal, county, state, federal and/or non-governmental [501(c)(3)]
organizations that will contribute to or participate in the completion of this project. Describe
briefly the contributions each partner will make (i.e. – donating time/equipment, funding, etc.)
[500 Characters Maximum]
Lake Wenatchee, Ponderosa, and Plain community groups
Cascadia Conservation District Firewise facilitation/ assessment crews
NCW RC&D- Time/support/biomass utilization collaboration
USFS (Wenatchee River District)-support/project collaboration
WADNR-time/support
Chelan County NRCS-support
Chelan County Public Works-time and Support
WADFW-collaboration/time
WSU Extension- support
Chelan County Fire District #4 & 9- support collaboration
Lake Chelan State Park-Planning and practice coordination
“TAPASH” Interagency Cooperative to improve forest health on a landscape approach. Members include.
USFS, YIN, DNR, Nature Conservency, Cowiche Canyon Conservency, and WDFW.
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Project Longevity / Maintenance
All information for the project must fit into the space provided below. Attachments will not be considered by the review committee.
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Clearly describe how the proposed treatments will be maintained over time. [500 Characters
Maximum]
A Fuels Reduction Agreement must be signed by the landowner before any fuels treatment can occur.
The Agreement contains standard language requiring the practice be maintained for a minimum of ten
years which is standard for all DNR SE Region administered grants. Project compliance will be
conducted by experienced DNR foresters. Random compliance checks will be completed by
community fire planning partners to ensure project work is being maintained by landowners.
Biomass Utilization
All information for the project must fit into the space provided below. Attachments will not be considered by the review committee.
For the purpose of this application, biomass utilization is defined as any practicable end-use of the material that
has value, or the trading of capital for the woody material.
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Biomass from treatment(s) will be utilized. (check one)
yes
no
1) If yes, how is it planned to be used, or what is the end-result (wood products, steam/energy,
mulch etc.) [500 Characters Maximum]
This is a fuels reduction project. However, merchantable products may be removed and hauled to
local mills, subject to prevailing market conditions. Biomass utilization is unlikely given current
market conditions and lack of biomass facilities within a reasonable trucking distance. The most likely
form of biomass removed would be hog fuel. Biomass in the form of firewood may be utilized by
participating landowners.
2) Identify company or contractors involved in project utilization. [250 Characters Maximum]
At this time there are no companies involved or contractors involved in project utilization due a lack
of biomass receiving facilities.
3) Estimate anticipated value of biomass to be removed ($/Green Ton; $/Bone-dry Ton;
$/Hundred Cubic Feet (CCF), $/Acre Treated) [250 Characters Maximum]. Any dollars earned
should be identified as program income on project budget sheet.
At this time biomass is not marketable in this area due to lack of local mills.
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Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Matching Share
Applicant
Partner 1
Partner 2
Total
Personnel
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$16,800.00
$0.00
$16,800.00
$6,048.00
$0.00
Subtotal $6,048.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$6,048.00
$0.00
$6,048.00
$1,100.00
$0.00
Subtotal $1,100.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,100.00
$0.00
$1,100.00
$0.00
$0.00
Subtotal $0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,650.00
$0.00
Subtotal $1,650.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$1,650.00
$0.00
$1,650.00
$169,744.00
$0.00
Subtotal $169,744.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$169,744.00
$0.00
$169,744.00
$4,658.00
$0.00
Subtotal $4,658.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$4,658.00
$0.00
$4,658.00
$16,800.00
$0.00
Subtotal $16,800.00
Planning & Implementation
Fringe Benefits
Planning & Implementation
Travel
Planning & Implementation
Equipment
Supplies
Planning & Implementation
Contractual
Fuel Reduction Crew
Other
Indirect Charges
Total Costs
$200,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$200,000.00
Project (Program) Income1
1
Program income is the gross revenue generated by a grant or cooperative agreement supported activity during the life of the grant.
Program income can be made by recipients from fees charged for conference or workshop attendance, from rental fees earned from
renting out real property or equipment acquired with grant or cooperative agreement funds, or from the sale of commodities or items
developed under the grant or cooperative agreement. The use of Program Income during the project period will require prior
approval by the granting agency.
Application Instructions:
All blocks are fill-in enabled and character locked. Applicants must fit all information into the
allotted space. The application can be no longer than 5 pages. Applications that have been modified to
go beyond 5 pages and any attachments (except the required map) will not be considered by the review
committee. Application guidelines by box number:
Box 1 Basic applicant information.
Box 2 Project information includes basic information about location, CWPP, ect.
– Total Treated Acres and Cost Per Acre (total treatment acres/ total project cost = CPA); please note
these fields are automatically calculated.
– Latitude and longitude (http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer ) Click the word “Map” to find
specific location. Click a spot on the map to find Lat-Long. You may also determine the Congressional
District for this area by turning this feature “On,” which is located to the left of the map.
Box 3 The project area description should give a brief overview of the project and details or specifics.
Box 4 The project timeline should include: begin/end dates, milestones, quarterly accomplishments, etc.
Box 5 The scope of work should explain exactly how the grant dollars will be spent on this project.
Unlike the overview, this will provide the specific details of the project. Please remember to be concise.
Box 6 Clearly show collaborative elements and partners associated with the project.
Box 7 Project longevity, planned maintenance, and monitoring for specified amount of time. Identify
change of fuels condition and length of time treatment will be effective.
Box 8 The Check box must be selected to indicate if the project is going to include biomass utilization.
Questions 1 through 3 in Box 8 must be answered to demonstrate the quantity, value, and manner of the
marketing or utilization of biomass production.
Project Budget Page The totals in these boxes add automatically when all data is entered into the fields.
You must press enter or tab to the next box before it will automatically add.
Grant Criteria for Scoring Eligibility Considerations:
 Project is identified in a CWPP completed by March 16, 2011
 Adjacent to a federal land fuels reduction project planned within
the next three years and/or adjacent to a community at risk
Yes = Eligible
 In a high priority landscape area as identified in the State-wide
Assessment
 The federal share of the project budget is a maximum of
$200,000
 Include an electronic map clearly identifying the project area on
non-federal ground and the adjacent federal project or projects
(must be smaller than 2 Mb)
No = Ineligible